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I got free academic access to this dataset. The data is anonymized and aggregated to the census block level (500 people). It does not allow for the kind of trac
by anonquixey 4y ago
I got free academic access to this dataset. The data is anonymized and aggregated to the census block level (500 people). It does not allow for the kind of tracking that the article is fear mongering about.
- djbebs 4y agoNo such thing as anonymity data
- president 4y agoNot full anonymity if you can see where the phones are moving from-to
- dogleash 4y ago>The data is anonymized Anonymized... for you.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoThe average census block has a population of 30 people. Millions of census blocks have a population of zero while millions more have a population of only a couple of people. Surely it must be at the census tract level or higher?
- jtsiskin 4y agoCensus block group, not census block
- cmelbye 4y agoWhether or not that's true, the government should ban this type of business. Not support it with our tax dollars.