Google publishes movement data to bolster war against coronavirus

Google publishes movement data to bolster war against coronavirus
Roxanne Cooper
April 04, 2020Science

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google on Friday disclosed it is publishing the information it harvests from smartphones to help inform government officials how people’s movements are changing in response to the coronavirus outbreak.The search giant said it has started to provide aggregated information about people’s visits to stores, groceries, pharmacies, recreation sites, parks, transit stations, workplaces and homes for an array of locations, including movement trends in the United States and California overall, as well as in individual counties.“Starting today we’re publishing an early release of...

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