Managing Director Detlef Schmuck: “A protected and eavesdrop-proof IT infrastructure represents the backbone of any well-organized aid effort”
Hamburg, 3. March 2022 – The Hamburg-based data service provider TeamDrive is now making its cloud service for data exchange available free of charge to all people with a Ukrainian passport, all privately organized Ukraine aid organizations and all aid organizations involved in Ukraine. All that is required is an informal request to ukraine@teamdrive.com.
“A protected and eavesdrop-proof IT infrastructure represents the backbone of any well-organized aid effort,” says TeamDrive CEO Detlef Schmuck. As examples, he cites the coordination of food and aid deliveries, the exchange of pictures and videos to communicate the respective situation on the ground, the establishment of spontaneous aid groups for people who want to get involved, or the provision of accommodation for families from Ukraine arriving in the West.
According to Detlef Schmuck, the TeamDrive service is particularly well suited as an IT backbone in the current conflict situation for two reasons. First, all data is fully encrypted so that it cannot be intercepted by Russian authorities. Second, the service works even when connections are unstable and even temporarily interrupted, automatically resuming transmission as soon as it is possible again. Another advantage is that photos and videos can be saved and transferred directly from a cell phone to the encrypted app without being visible in the album on the device.
The fine print: An informal request by e-mail to ukraine@teamdrive.com is all that is needed to use the app. You do not have to give your name, an address or even a means of payment. The free usage license including storage space is initially valid for twelve months. The service complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), so it can be used in a legally compliant manner for personal data, for example to bring people together in groups who want to help each other.
