BBC News: [2] Google is to publicly track people’s movements over the course of the coronavirus pandemic. [3] The tech firm will publish details of different types of places people are going to on a county-by-county basis in the UK, as well as similar data for 130 other countries.
[4] The plan is to issue a regular updates with the figures referring back to activity from two or three days prior. The company has promised that individuals’ privacy will be preserved. [5] The readings are based on location data gathered via the Google Maps app or one of the firm’s other mobile services. [6] The firm typically uses this to reveal when specific museums, shops and other places are busiest as well as to revise driving routes to help motorists avoid traffic. Read more