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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsData shows how far spring breakers from Fort Lauderdale beach could have spread COVID-19
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Data shows how far spring breakers from Fort Lauderdale beach could have spread COVID-19 (Original Post)
RandySF
Mar 2020
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that is downright scary, and not because of the spread of the virus (although that is a nightmare)
getagrip_already
Mar 2020
#1
So far looks like none of them went to California, but we have our our own boneheads here
Dream Girl
Mar 2020
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getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)1. that is downright scary, and not because of the spread of the virus (although that is a nightmare)
This gives an idea of how people can be tracked without any real problem. Converting this to personal identity isn't hard.
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)2. So far looks like none of them went to California, but we have our our own boneheads here
Igel
(35,320 posts)3. Their home states should have ordered them to self-quarantine.
Then again, while that's what successful repressors of COVID did (in spades), and Italy was considered foolish for letting infected folk escape their cordon, that's considered a bad thing if it's done in the US and letting it spread is an example of ultimate wisdom.
pat_k
(9,313 posts)4. What amazes me most about this is how, ...
... with just a few clicks and a query, the system creates the map. Knowing there are "big data" tools like this out there is one thing. It's another to see one in action.
malaise
(269,054 posts)5. Several DUers raised questions about Spring Break before
Spring Break - fuck those who ignored all the warnings.