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Kiwis have cut down unnecessary shopping trips by more than 90 percent since going into lockdown, according to data collected by Google.
More than half of our smartphones are powered by Google’s Android operating system, many of us taking advantage of GPS and Wi-Fi tracking to plot commutes and get around.
“In Google Maps, we use aggregated, anonymised data showing how busy certain types of places are – helping identify when a local business tends to be the most crowded,” Google Health’s Karen DeSalvo said in a blog post.
“We have heard from public health officials that this same type of aggregated, anonymised data could be helpful as they make critical decisions to combat COVID-19.”
To prevent the spread of the virus behind COVID-19 – which has killed nearly 60,000 people worldwide already – non-essential businesses have been closed and Kiwis have been urged to stay home, where possible.
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