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April 7, 2020 12:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/3C00B68KVNk/facebook-asks-users-about-coronavirus-symptoms-releases-friendship-data-to-researchers
Facebook Asks Users About Coronavirus Symptoms, Releases Friendship Data To Researchers
Facebook said on Monday it would start surveying some U.S. users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating "heat maps" of self-reported coronavirus infections. From a report: The social media giant will display a link at the top of users' News Feeds directing them to the survey, which the researchers say will help them predict where medical resources are needed. Facebook said it may make surveys available to users in other countries too, if the approach is successful. Facebook said in a blog post that the Carnegie Mellon researchers "won't share individual survey responses with Facebook, and Facebook won't share information about who you are with the researchers."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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