Apple reveals how Malaysians are moving around differently during the MCO
Wednesday, 15 Apr 2020 01:29 PM MYTApple has published its mobility trends report which provides insights to assist local governments and health authorities in their effort to contain the spread of Covid-19. — Picture via SoyaCincau
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Apple has published its mobility trends report which provides insights to assist local governments and health authorities in their effort to contain the spread of Covid-19. The report uses data from Apple Maps based on aggregated data generated by the number of requests made for directions. The public is able to access reports for major cities and 63 countries around the world including Malaysia.
Unfortunately, there’s no transit data for Malaysia. As a comparison, Singapore’s mobility trend shows 63 per cent drop for driving, 72 per cent drop in walking and 86 per cent drop in transit for the same period. Apple says they are committed to user privacy and the mobility report is not associated with a user’s Apple ID and they do not keep a history of where a user has been. The data collected are compared to reflect the change in volume of people driving, walking or taking public transportation around the world. They noted that data availability is subject to several factors including minimum thresholds for direction requests per day.
The Cupertino company emphasised that privacy is built into the core of Maps. Data collected such as search terms, navigation routing and traffic information will be associated with random and rotating identifiers that are constantly reset. According to Apple, this means there won’t be a profile of your movements and searches.
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