Apple has launched a new site, apple.com/covid19/mobility, that uses data pulled from Apple Maps requests to show “mobility trends” for various regions. The aim is to help public health officials to understand where people are taking heed to shelter-in-place orders or guidelines and where they are not.
Anyone can go to the site and search for info from many major cities along with 63 countries or regions. Some cities or regions may not show up because Apple doesn’t have enough data to ensure accurate trends.
What about privacy?
Those who don’t read beyond headlines before mouthing off on social media are already complaining about privacy. Doesn’t Apple say it don’t track its users’ location history? Isn’t Apple Maps supposed to be private? How can they do this?
