Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases data to researchers

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Google already surveying users for Carnegie Mellon project.

Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases data to researchers
Facebook said on Monday it would start surveying some US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating "heat maps" of self-reported coronavirus infections. The social media giant will display a link at the top of users' News Feeds directing ...

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