Google Exploring Using Location
Google Exploring Using Location Info to Slow Corona Virus Spread
US Senator Ed Markey urged caution with the US government’s efforts to partner with tech firms to track the coronavirus.
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• Google is exploring ways to use location information
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• It will be done to to slow the spread of the coronavirus
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• It may be used to determine the effectiveness of social distancing
US government held discussions with tech companies to discuss using smartphone location data
Alphabet’s Google is exploring ways to use location information to slow the spread of the coronavirus by, for example, determining the effectiveness of social distancing.
US Senator Ed Markey, who has long championed consumer privacy, urged caution with the government’s efforts to partner with big tech companies to track the coronavirus.
In a letter to Michael Kratsios, the White House’s chief technology officer, Markey cited a Washington Post report that said the government had discussions with Amazon.com, Apple, Facebo
