Facebook Rolls out Tools to Pinpoint Regions Not Following Social Distancing Rules

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is aiming to help healthcare officials pinpoint locations where people aren't following social distancing rules using the location data it collects on its more than 2.5 billion monthly active users.

The social media giant said this week it's creating more Disease Prevention Maps that reveal how people are moving and the state of their cellular connectivity. The maps show the likelihood of people in a region breaking social distancing rules. The social media giant said it applies privacy-preserving measures to all the data it aggregates and that its movement maps and network coverage maps do not show activities of individuals, nor will it be used to shame people who aren't staying home.

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