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The data Google holds, across all of users, is an incredible wealth of knowledge. This location data, connected to your other account information, provides the
by fragsworth 13y ago
The data Google holds, across all of users, is an incredible wealth of knowledge.
This location data, connected to your other account information, provides the ability to see trends in where people are going - with accurate income estimates. I can only imagine how valuable this information would be to real estate investors.
And that's only a tiny piece of the pie. Google has so much knowledge now, that a lot of it probably goes to waste because they don't even have the capacity to take advantage of it all.
- rebel 13y agoGoogle could utilize this to make some seriously sophisticated estimates on the revenue a company/store is doing. Therefore the stock market would be similar to shooting fish in a barrel. As I understand it, if it's legal/acceptable for hedge funds to use private satellite imagery I don't see how this would be any different.
- mariusz79 13y agoThey may not be able to use it all right know, but it's just a matter of time before they can.