Unacast has apparently created this interactive Scoreboard, updated daily, to empower organizations to measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives at the local level.
This allows you to compare your community’s social distancing activity to its activity prior to COVID-19
You can see how Chatham County stacks up at https://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard?view=county&fips=37037
They claim that they’re “building a future where precise and verified human mobility data helps organizations do well and do good. From driving business strategies to tracking infectious diseases, we align to the goals of our clients for the shared benefit of our global community.”
You can choose to opt-out on their website at https://www.unacast.com/opt-out
Or you can How to stop your iPhone from tracking locations by following the directions at
https://www.imore.com/stop-iphone-tracking-frequent-locations
How do you stop your iPhone — or any smartphone for that matter — from knowing your location? Given that smartphones use a variety of tech tricks to know where you are — GPS, Wi-Fi, cell towers — the only way to be 100% sure that your location is not being tracked is to turn your smartphone off.
Sure, you could turn off Location Services (Settings > Privacy > Location Services), but your device is still leaving a digital breadcrumb trail that, at the very least, is being logged by your cellphone service provider.
Yes, if you’re security conscious — or paranoid — turn it off!
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:42:55 -0400
From: Gene
Subject: This is kinda creepy -social distancing tracking of Chatham County folks