Google launches ‘mobility’ project that traces human activities worldwide
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(Worthy News) – Americans are going to transit stations, retail and recreation locations and workplaces much less frequently now than they were just a month ago, according to a new mobility project from Google that traces human movements worldwide.
The U.S. tech giant said it’s creating Community Mobility Reports for nations around the world that detail people’s daily movements based on data gathered from its Maps platform and other mobile services.
Google said the data are collected in a way that protects individual privacy and gives healthcare officials a view on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed people’s movements, routines and habits worldwide. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]
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