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Meanwhile, an analysis of smartphone data from the University of Maryland has shown that the nationwide social distancing index has dropped three percent, which equates to millions of people leaving their homes.
According to the university's data, 44 out of 50 states are going backwards in terms of social distancing. The largest shifts have been in the south with Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee among the worst offenders.
originally posted by: zosimov
I am an absolute anomoly (and maybe the last one left) in that I never got a cell phone. I did not want a device which would fundamentally change me and change the way I interacted with the world, and never saw the advantages of having one as outweighing the disadvantages. Therefore I may be the only one who is adamantly opposed to carrying around a tracking device; this news does not sit well with me. What do you think, ATSers?
originally posted by: zosimov
Of course I'm not saying anything new. Yes, your phone tracks everywhere you go (might listen in to your conversations or access your camera too), and I wouldn't insult you by implying that I'm saying anything new.
I did, however, read an article today that gave me pause. Here we have the University of Maryland tracking cellphone data regarding who is and who is not complying to stay-at-home orders.
Meanwhile, an analysis of smartphone data from the University of Maryland has shown that the nationwide social distancing index has dropped three percent, which equates to millions of people leaving their homes.
According to the university's data, 44 out of 50 states are going backwards in terms of social distancing. The largest shifts have been in the south with Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee among the worst offenders.
I am an absolute anomoly (and maybe the last one left) in that I never got a cell phone. I did not want a device which would fundamentally change me and change the way I interacted with the world, and never saw the advantages of having one as outweighing the disadvantages. Therefore I may be the only one who is adamantly opposed to carrying around a tracking device; this news does not sit well with me. What do you think, ATSers?
And if you don't like it, what is to be done?
www.dailymail.co.uk...
originally posted by: zosimov
Of course I'm not saying anything new. Yes, your phone tracks everywhere you go (might listen in to your conversations or access your camera too), and I wouldn't insult you by implying that I'm saying anything new.
I did, however, read an article today that gave me pause. Here we have the University of Maryland tracking cellphone data regarding who is and who is not complying to stay-at-home orders.
Meanwhile, an analysis of smartphone data from the University of Maryland has shown that the nationwide social distancing index has dropped three percent, which equates to millions of people leaving their homes.
According to the university's data, 44 out of 50 states are going backwards in terms of social distancing. The largest shifts have been in the south with Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee among the worst offenders.
I am an absolute anomoly (and maybe the last one left) in that I never got a cell phone. I did not want a device which would fundamentally change me and change the way I interacted with the world, and never saw the advantages of having one as outweighing the disadvantages. Therefore I may be the only one who is adamantly opposed to carrying around a tracking device; this news does not sit well with me. What do you think, ATSers?
And if you don't like it, what is to be done?
www.dailymail.co.uk...