AdAge March 16, 2020
Service requires users to sign in with personal accounts, but Google promises limits to sharing data
Google’s says it won’t use coronavirus site to collect data for advertising.
Google is throwing everything it has at the coronavirus response, including launching a new website to direct people to appropriate medical services and up-to-date information on the pandemic—but some people are concerned about being forced to share personal data to access the program. Google’s terms of service for the special health project, however, promise that no data will be shared with insurance companies or applied to advertising.
Over the weekend, Google CEO Sundar Pichai outlined where the company stood in its efforts to create a rapid-response website for people looking to get...