The U.S. government is in active talks with Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Google (GOOG, GOOGL)
and a wide array of tech companies and health experts about how they
can use location data gleaned from Americans’ phones to combat the novel
coronavirus.
The data could help officials predict the next hotspot or decide where to allocate overstretched health resources, The Washington Post reports.
Privacy concerns? Recent news about Israel’s plans
to use location data to help track COVID-19 already sparked intense
discussions about legal and ethical implications.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3552783-harnessing-location-data-to-combat-coronavirus
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