The US is using mobile ad data to track people's movements during coronavirus lockdown

REUTERS/Al DragoPresident Donald TrumpThe US is setting up a system to study where people are moving and congregating during the coronavirus pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reports.Sources told the Journal that federal and state governments are using location data gleaned from the online advertising industry.The data is anonymized, so authorities are studying general population movement rather than tracking individuals.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The US has started using anonymized mobile phone location data to study the spread of the coronavirus, the Wall Street Journal reports.Sources familiar with the project told the Journal the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state governments have already started to receive analysis based on this location

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