Google Sets Up Person Finder to Help Locate Victims of Boston Marathon Explosions

Google has employed its Person Finder tool to help people locate family and friends who may have been hurt in the explosions that occurred today near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Google has employed its Person Finder tool to help people locate family and friends who may have been hurt in the explosions that occurred today near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Users can search for or report the whereabouts of a missing person by filling out an online form. All of the information is crowdsourced and is not verified by Google. There were 2,500 records on file as of the time of this post.

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