Report: CDC, state and local authorities in the US have started using anonymized location data from mobile ads to help plan their response to the pandemic (Jon Fingas/Engadget)

Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Report: CDC, state and local authorities in the US have started using anonymized location data from mobile ads to help plan their response to the pandemic  —  The use of phone location tracking to keep tabs on COVID-19 is becoming increasingly common, and the US appears to be no exception.

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