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Re:U.S. govt, tech industry discuss using location data to c... by palijer on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:28AM (#22613632)
What solutions did they come up with in China?
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Re:U.S. govt, tech industry discuss using location data to c... by sampo on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:48AM (#22613734)
> What solutions did they come up with in China?

New York Times science reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. explains in this video, and in this article:

https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac/status/1238604080571772928

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/health/coronavirus-china-...

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Re:U.S. govt, tech industry discuss using location data to c... by Laforet on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:45AM (#22613714)
Some surveillance and a lot of footwork.

Cell phone location data helps to suggest if a person has travelled to certain location with their regular phone but that is about it.

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Re:U.S. govt, tech industry discuss using location data to c... by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @02:51AM (#22614264)
Welding populations into APT blocks
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