Google releases location data for 131 countries(platformexecutive.com)
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Google releases location data for 131 countries
https://www.platformexecutive.com/news/search-engines/google-releases-location-data-for-131-countries-to-show-if-coronavirus-lockdowns-are-working/
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source (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-google...
Would be interesting to see "hospitals" as a category. They do have this data, too.
Terrifying how much data they actually have.
IMO, the word "terrifying" is severely overused nowadays. Everything is "terrifying". But no, this is not that much worse than all the other data brokers that predate Google by decades in some cases. I'm not saying it's good in any way, but certainly not "terrifying".
I actually agree with the sentiment you’ve expressed. However, it’s the inescapable scale that’s troubling.