Google is in discussions to share anonymised location data from phone apps
with the UK government, in an effort to enforce social distancing. A Google
spokesperson told New Scientist that it had not yet shared data with Downing
Street but was investigating the idea of a Google Maps-style feature allowing
authorities to see busy areas. Coronavirus: Google could share people's
location with the government to enforce social distancing Last week, mobile
network O2 confirmed that it was already providing aggregated data to Downing
Street so it could observe trends in people's movements. news.yahoo.com
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