Google and Facebook have enabled tools that have already proven themselves in the past to inform the relatives of the missing.
While the results of the earthquake in Nepal gets heavier, many people are still missing. France seeks such to locate more than 600 of its nationals. To help find survivors, Google and Facebook have made available their tools dedicated to this kind of exceptional events.
“Google person finder”, used for the first time after the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010, allows anyone to search for a missing person or to add information on someone. For those who do not have access to the Internet, as two-thirds of Nepalis, searches can also be done via SMS.
After entering the person sought, a list of names appears, accompanied by a photo, address, and especially the person’s status.
The results of a search on “Google person finder”
By clicking on a name, you can access a detailed profile for each person, which includes practical options for loved ones, like the ability to receive an email whenever new information is available . “Google person finder” lists over 5,300 files on Nepalese disaster.
An example of a security page generated by Facebook
Facebook also introduced its “no danger of Control.” All users close to the quake zone receive a notification on their phone asking them to declare that they are safe. The information will then appear on the news of their friends over, which themselves may indicate that a person is in a safe place.
A page similar to that of an event is also open to nearby users. It lists the number of friends in the disaster area, those details are safe and those that have not yet responded.
Unlike the public database of Google, the initiative the social network is more of a private nature since it is addressed to a restricted circle, but it may be more efficient to quickly prevent his relatives. Provided that they are on Facebook.
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