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Google Launches ‘People Finder’ to aid Japan Quake Victims
- Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:35am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Google has launched an international message board in order to help friends and family locate their loved ones in Japan. According to Busines Insider, 88,000 people are currently missing.
The free service, called Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake, allows people to either post updates about themselves or search for information already posted about someone else:
People looking to provide information are taken to a detailed screen that allows them to input a plethora of data:
Those looking to gather information need only to type in part of a person’s name and can search the results:
Google launched similar services to aid both the recent New Zealand quake as well as last year’s devastating rumbling in Haiti.
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plainjo
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 9:28pmNever let a good crisis go to waste. You gotta believe this was waiting in the wings to launch at the opportune moment.
Report Post »707FE
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 3:35pmNever let a crisis go to waste. While it might seem like fantastic idea on face value, I’m sure none of the data will be erased at a later date.
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 3:13pmIf this is too much for you Blazers, then you probably shouldn’t be using the Internet…or going outside ever–do you know how many cameras in public places capture images of you everyday? Did you know that websites save “cookies” which are little information packets about your user information and browsing history?
Report Post »Malcom0983
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 2:17pmGoogle is only concerned with keeping track of as many people as possible during a time like this.
I just noticed that “Google” is an actual word that spell check recognizes.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 2:06pmOk. This is definitely a big brother type thing, but it is helping people find their families.
Report Post »BLUJKTS
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 2:00pmThink of it this way: your unconscious, at a hospital, with ID, but no phone or email info. They could upload the info so your family can find you. I mean, you cant stop what someone else posts about you…
Report Post »americaneagle
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:51pmWhat a great tool. I pray many wonderful success stories are born from this site and lots of loved ones are found safe and alive.
Report Post »KellyR
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:29pm“Never let a serious crisis go to waste”
Report Post »SigP220C3-45-SSS
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:11pmNext is the VERI-CHIP!!!
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:23pmI wouldn’t be surprised if they did start using it. I’d recommend everyone look up Veri-Chip because sooner or later everyone will be forced to have one.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:56amThere’s nothing sinister about this. It’s just a bbs with a database. Either the name is there or it ain’t. No GPS tracking or any of that crap.
Report Post »ElaineA
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:45amHumanitarian but what does this reveal?
Report Post »godfather
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:43pmIt doesn’t reveal anything. Did you notice that users enter the information, meaning that you can use it if you want to. People voluntarily put information into the site, just like any other website like Facebook. What it does reveal, however, is that you are paranoid and will believe anything Glenn Beck says.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:25amThat is scary – they had to have already had it developed in order to get it up so fast. Wonder what it was really planned for!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-Jm
Report Post »777jenn
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:25amAt least in Japan, families tend to take care of their own, especially the elderly, since they do hold great respect for them. So hopefully the old and the feeble are safe as possible.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:22ami believe Google started this project as a response to 9/11/2001
Report Post »it is a two edged sword.
my family is spread around greater Cincinnati and in a disaster this would be useful; but disturbing.
APatriotFirst
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:14amHope the electric and towers stay usable
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:13amOK, nuclear power plants are out, phone lines are cut. How exactly are people supposed to post they are OK? By the time they get power and phones fixed, they could call. Oh well, I hope it helps.
Report Post »ClockKing
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:13amWonder how long they’ve been working on this one. Good to see it’s being used for something worthwhile, but I wonder if it will really work. I’d guess a lot of communications infrastructure has been destroyed, so getting access to the must be spotty at best.
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:12amProbably more scary than amazing.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:00amWOW, talk about big brother watching. That is amazing and scary at the same time…
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:23amThat was how I found my cousin in Katrina. I put into the system that I was looking for Betty, and someone who knew her saw it and contacted me. Betty’s husband was a musician, and they were not even in Mississippi. Their home in Gulfport had minimal damage.
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:30amI don’t know about this. On the surface it seems like a good idea, but………..
Report Post »leftiesaredangerous
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 11:35am@EqualJustice
I agree.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 12:55pmYou can trust Google. :)
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 3:15pmThe photo of the eyeball with “Google” imprinted on it somehow makes my skin crawl. Time to defang google and walk away from it while we can. There are other search engines out there that are patriot-friendly……and ultimately may be far more user-safe.
Report Post »lionslayer44
Posted on March 12, 2011 at 7:39pmwith all the secret ties to the nsa, the conspiring to undermine regimes in n. africa and the middle east google is the last place to give any personal information to. be afraid be very afraid big sis is watching. oh yeah dont forget to tell on all your friends and family and send it via google to homeland security.
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