Recall our work with bioterrorism modeling, link below. Not just a matter of disease epidemics.
During Epidemics, Access to GPS Data from Smartphones Can Be Crucial
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
By Sandrine Perroud
Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that human mobility is a major factor in the spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue. The researchers used mobile phone data and census models to effectively predict the spatial distribution of dengue cases in Singapore, based on data from actual reported cases in 2013 and 2014. The team also demonstrated that the types of data used in their study could be obtained without infringing on people's privacy. Said EPFL's Emanuele Massaro, "We need to think seriously about changing the law around accessing this kind of information – not just for scientific research, but for wider prevention and public health reasons." ... '
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