Comment on Improving Accuracy of Maps Using Anonymized GPS TracesComments−metildaa7yGPS traces aren't anonymous. If you go the same places often, your GPS trace is easily traced to you.−wlesieutre7yI don’t know about Uber, but Apple has spoken about collecting similar data and they anonymize it by slicing the route into a bunch of little pieces, throwing out the beginning and end of the route, and anonymously uploading the bits in the middle.See “Probe data and privacy” section here: https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/29/apple-is-rebuilding-maps-f...−oh_sigh7yThere's no indication that they are submitting the full trip trace. If they only submit 500 meter long traces, it may he sufficiently anonymous.
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GPS traces aren't anonymous. If you go the same places often, your GPS trace is easily traced to you.
I don’t know about Uber, but Apple has spoken about collecting similar data and they anonymize it by slicing the route into a bunch of little pieces, throwing out the beginning and end of the route, and anonymously uploading the bits in the middle.
See “Probe data and privacy” section here: https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/29/apple-is-rebuilding-maps-f...
There's no indication that they are submitting the full trip trace. If they only submit 500 meter long traces, it may he sufficiently anonymous.