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| Google is investigating the use of location information for users to slow down Corona's spread |
Google is looking for ways to slow the spread of the new coronavirus using site information by determining the effectiveness of social distance.
He urged US Senator Ed Markey, a long-time consumer advocate, to be wary of government efforts to track down halo viruses originating from major technology companies.
"The government, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM and other companies saw the spread of the virus in US technologists discussing the use of smart phone data," Marky quoted a report published by The Washington Post as saying in a letter to White House Chief Technology Officer (Michael Kratsius). As a research tool.
"We need to make sure that this information, even if it is collected and hidden, does not pose a threat to the security and privacy of people," Marquet wrote. He asked the government to describe how data is collected, anonymously and stored, and who can access it. These data and companies involved in this work.
A Google representative said in a statement, "This work follows our strict confidentiality agreement and does not include sharing location, mobile phone or contact details of people."
Facebook said in a statement that it does not agree to share the website's personal information with the government. A spokesperson for the company said: "In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informs us of the work we do with researchers using unspecified aggregated data sheets (previously reported) to do more." We have not received a request from the United States government for site information. "
Apple Corps said in a statement: It does not focus on user sites. She said she attended the White House COVID-19 task force meeting, but focused on telemedicine and distance education.
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