Apple releases mobility data trends for authorities to curb Covid-19 spread
Technology giant Apple on Tuesday released mobility data trends
tool to help authorities mitigate the impact on Covid-19 globally. The mobility
data tool is based on Apple Maps platform. Its reports are published daily and
reflect requests for directions in Apple Maps.
The
Apple 'Mobility Data Trends' website is more like the Google’s initiative that
is now offering user location data via its Maps to help public health officials
spot increase or decrease of movement across high-level categories of places,
to help them flatten the curve of coronavirus pandemic.
"Maps
does not associate mobility data with a user's Apple ID, and Apple does not
keep a history of where a user has been," the company said in a statement
late Tuesday.
Using
aggregated data collected from Apple Maps, the new website indicates mobility
trends for major cities and 63 countries or regions.
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