Google and Facebook are launching their own toolsets to help researchers predict and track the spread of Covid-19. Most of the tools use aggregated location data, which is then pulled into various maps and measurements.
While aggregated location data is nothing new — for example, Google has used it to see when restaurants are busy — its use for tracking a pandemic brings up questions about the tradeoff between public health and privacy.
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