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April 6, 2020 //  //       //  Agency News

Facebook adds data muscle to Covid-19 fight

The social network's offering follows a similar move by Google.

Facebook has unveiled a fresh set of tools aimed at helping researchers track the spread of the coronavirus that makes use of the company's considerable reserves of personal data.

The move by the Silicon Valley giant comes as authorities worldwide turn to telecom and tech companies to help them fight the pandemic, and follows a similar unveiling by Google last week.

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