Following Influenza: Google Reports Flu Searches To Feds

Following Influenza: Google Reports Flu Searches To Feds (flag)

patdollard.com — Dude…think of the possibilities. Yeah. Spooky is right. From Drudge : GOOGLE will launch a new tool that will help federal officials “track sickness”. “Flu Trends” uses search terms that people put into the web giant to figure out where influenza is ...

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