Phone location data could be used to help UK coronavirus effort (Q4261)
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newspaper article from 'The Guardian' published on March 19, 2020
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Phone location data could be used to help UK coronavirus effort
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newspaper article from 'The Guardian' published on March 19, 2020
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BT, owner of UK mobile operator EE, is in talks with the government about using its phone location and usage data to monitor whether coronavirus limitation measures such as asking the public to stay at home are working.
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The ability to create movement maps of anonymised data, meaning individuals could not be identified, could prove invaluable in evaluating and shaping the state response to the spread of the virus.
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19 March 2020
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