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Source: http://venturebeat.com/2015/08/20/go...o-researchers/
Google discontinues Flu Trends, starts offering data to researchers
Jordan Novet August 20, 2015 12:17 PM
Google has turned off its website for showing search activity for the flu and dengue fever, as a way to suggest the presence of such diseases in certain places around the world. Google said today that it will be offering its data to organizations such as the Columbia University?s Mailman School of Public Health, Boston Children?s Hospital, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?s influenza division.
But Google isn?t completely taking away public access to what it knows about flu and dengue. The company is offering historical data to the public here...
Google discontinues Flu Trends, starts offering data to researchers
Jordan Novet August 20, 2015 12:17 PM
Google has turned off its website for showing search activity for the flu and dengue fever, as a way to suggest the presence of such diseases in certain places around the world. Google said today that it will be offering its data to organizations such as the Columbia University?s Mailman School of Public Health, Boston Children?s Hospital, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?s influenza division.
But Google isn?t completely taking away public access to what it knows about flu and dengue. The company is offering historical data to the public here...
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