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Why is China missing?
by rbinv 7y ago
Why is China missing?
- izacus 7y agoPerhaps because Google services are blocked in China and Android phones there don't have Play Services with Location History? You can't plot data you don't have ;)
- rbinv 7y agoWasn't aware of that, but it sure makes sense, thanks.
- baybal2 7y agoThere are millions of people in China with always on VPNs, and they still have a non-insubstantial business in the country. The thing is, the geographic data there is protected by law, and they don't want an espionage charge. The same is provably true for a suspicious missing of a few other countries with similar attitudes.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoIf you're using a VPN, your location won't show up as mainland China.
- TheCoelacanth 7y agoBut Google probably doesn't want to rub that fact in China's face and risk a more aggressive crackdown.
- guacamole4 7y agoHong Kong is there though. Everything is still shut down: https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-03-29_HK_Mobility_Report_en.pdf https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-03-29_HK_Mobil...
- b3n 7y agoWhy is Russia missing?
- latech93 7y agoHong Kong is available though: https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-03-29_HK_Mobility_Report_en.pdf https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-03-29_HK_Mobil... Still in full lock down.
- rethab 7y agoPerhaps the Chinese government has the monopoly on surveillance there