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    GOOGLE EMBROILED IN GEORGIAN CONFLICT

    Information Age
    12th August 2008
    UK

    Georgian civil infrastructure removed from Google Maps while
    cyber-attack victims seek refuge on Google-owned blogs

    In war, infrastructure is one of the first targets. And in the midst
    of the hostilities between Russia and Georgia, search engine giant
    Google has been trying to ensure its global computing infrastructure
    does not aid either side in the conflict.

    Yesterday, it emerged that the company had removed details of all
    roads, towns and cities in Georgia from its Google Maps online
    mapping service, as well as from the maps of neighbouring countries
    Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to the Azerbaijan Press Agency,
    the relevant maps went blank as soon as fighting broke out. However,
    satellite information was still available earlier today.

    Several observers highlighted the fact that Google co-founder Sergey
    Brin is Moscow-born.

    Meanwhile, Google is involuntarily providing cyber-refuge to Georgian
    websites that have been disrupted by Russian hackers. Georgian news
    site Civil.ge relocated to a domain on Google's Blogger blogging
    infrastructure after a cyber-attack, reportedly originating in Russia,
    took the website down.

    Even Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is using the Blogger
    infrastructure to disseminate information: georgiamfa.blogspot.com/

    Further reading

    Georgian president suffers cyber attack A website belonging to Georgian
    president Mikheil Saakashvili was brought down over the weekend,
    allegedly by a botnet of Russian origin

    Russia in midst of cyber war The attacks appear similar in character
    to those perpetrated against neighbouring state Estonia.
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