Google, Facebook, and other tech companies are reportedly in talks with the US government to use your location data to stop the coronavirus — and to see if social distancing is really working
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Google, Facebook, and other major tech companies are reportedly in talks with the US government to aggregate people's location data to help track the spread of COVID-19., would aim to map how COVID-19 is being transmitted.
Location data gathered by companies like Facebook and Google could also clarify whether people are social distancing in accordance with government orders, and whether it's working.Google, Facebook, and other major tech companies are reportedly in talks with the US government over a plan to use people's location data from apps and smartphones to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
The data could also shine light on whether people are adhering to government-ordered containment measures, like social distancing, as the number of coronavirus cases
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