Google Flu Trend Tool: A Public Health Service or An Invasion of Privacy?
November 12, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Announcements, Computers, Health, Misc., Morning News, Prevention
Hands up anyone who, when they are feeling unwell or concerned about a health issue, does a google search?
If you put your hand up, you are in the majority. Seems that these days, instead of heading to the doctor or the local pharmacist, we all head to the internet. It’s quick, convenient, helpful, and apparently, also trackable as a new google tracking tool proves.
Google debuted the Google Flu Trend Tool on Tuesday.
Working on the theory that it’s more likely to be a flu outbreak in places where flu-related search terms are currently popular, this tracking tool follows any increased flu-related search terms …read more
