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March 18, 2012 02:05 pm

Using Apps To 'Soft Control' People's Movements


pinguin-geek writes "Computer science researchers at Northwestern University have developed a way to exert limited control one how people move, pushing them out of their regular travel patterns. The key: tapping into some of their cell phone applications. The findings could elicit a broader range of user-collected data by driving foot traffic to under-utilized areas."

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