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by tcd 2255 days ago
No disrespect but it's pretty useless. My "location" is where my browser "thinks" I am, no ability to correct it, and I was able to report myself as 'sick' which leads to your dataset being polluted.

Data which isn't verifiable is useless, wrong and potentially dangerous. IMO it's important that those who claim they are sick are actually sick.

If they're not, the data point isn't useful especially on a larger scale.

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Thanks for the feedback. While there are likely be a few people behind VPNs and people who misreport symptoms, statistically they are insignificant. For location, you would expect multiple reports in a central hub's location - there are not. Why is there is an extremely high correlation with the CDC confirmed cases map, which is available by hitting the right arrow on the legend?