Apple makes mobility data available to aid Covid-19 efforts(apple.com)
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Apple makes mobility data available to aid Covid-19 efforts
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/04/apple-makes-mobility-data-available-to-aid-covid-19-efforts/
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"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. Using aggregated data collected from Apple Maps, the new website indicates mobility trends for major cities and 63 countries or regions. The information is generated by counting the number of requests made to Apple Maps for directions. The data sets are then compared to reflect a change in volume of people driving, walking or taking public transit around the world. Data availability in a particular city, country, or region is subject to a number of factors, including minimum thresholds for direction requests made per day."
The Apple/Google mobility data gave us the missing piece that lets us know if the lockdown strategy is the correct strategy.
we basically have a control group in Sweden who isn't locked down. So mobility plus case rate and we can see the different options
https://philandrews.io/post/daily-country-mobility-vs-sars-c...
we basically have a control group in Sweden who isn't locked down. So mobility plus case rate and we can see the different options
https://philandrews.io/post/daily-country-mobility-vs-sars-c...
I guess it's time to unplug from these spyware devices...this has gone a bit too far!
What? There no individually identifiable data going to Apple, and the data being vended is aggregated so authorities Or whomever can’t track individual devices moving.
> The information is generated by counting the number of requests made to Apple Maps for directions.
This is far less invasive than, for example, their analytics for detecting traffic (which is quite well anonymized). They’re not tracking your location or movement, just counting how many requests have been made to their servers’ directions endpoint.
As far as “spyware” goes...this is pretty innocuous.
This is far less invasive than, for example, their analytics for detecting traffic (which is quite well anonymized). They’re not tracking your location or movement, just counting how many requests have been made to their servers’ directions endpoint.
As far as “spyware” goes...this is pretty innocuous.
Why not unplug from the devices -after- we have made it possible to go out in public without spreading a pandemic virus?
Tracking information like this could allow us to manage the spread well enough to get back to a somewhat normal day of life.
I realize the arguments about this stuff never going away once the genie is out of the bottle. Public pressure will cause it to go away after the danger is over.
But if it doesn't, then you can stop using your phone.
Tracking information like this could allow us to manage the spread well enough to get back to a somewhat normal day of life.
I realize the arguments about this stuff never going away once the genie is out of the bottle. Public pressure will cause it to go away after the danger is over.
But if it doesn't, then you can stop using your phone.
Nah, let's unplug them right now, throw them in the trash, and never buy any such device ever again.
It's plainly obvious what's going on by now.
I certainly didn't fork over $999 so that this uniquely identifiable billing and accounting radio tag could be used calculate a multi-year, comprehensive geolocation log of 3D/XYZ coordinates (precision within ~100 centimeters) and accelerometer sensor values, that only large corporations, organizations, institutions and services can share amongst one another, but I cannot see for myself.
I'd rather spend $999 on SDR antennas and mess around with open-source spectrum analysis software, and join the eavesdropping party, and surveil all the tagged animals within range.
It's plainly obvious what's going on by now.
I certainly didn't fork over $999 so that this uniquely identifiable billing and accounting radio tag could be used calculate a multi-year, comprehensive geolocation log of 3D/XYZ coordinates (precision within ~100 centimeters) and accelerometer sensor values, that only large corporations, organizations, institutions and services can share amongst one another, but I cannot see for myself.
I'd rather spend $999 on SDR antennas and mess around with open-source spectrum analysis software, and join the eavesdropping party, and surveil all the tagged animals within range.