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Location data gathered by Facebook, Google, other tech companies could be used to battle coronavirus spread
Public-health experts are interested in the possibility that private-sector companies could compile the data in anonymous, aggregated form, which they could then use to map the spread of the infection, according to three people familiar with the effort, who requested anonymity because the project is in its early stages. Analyzing trends in smartphone owners’ whereabouts …
More than 100,000 have gathered in Melbourne, Australia, as the world begins climate demonstrations
A Climate Strike march in central Melbourne, Australia, has already gathered a massive crowd. “This is HUUUGE, Melbourne! Announcers just said over 100,000 people! #climatestrike #Greens,” Greens MP Adam Bandt, who represents the seat of Melbourne in Federal Parliament, tweeted. But it is not just young people taking part this month, with labor and humanitarian …