Can Google really tell us how busy a place is?
by Gavin Haynes from on (#22Q4N)
The technology giant is now using live data to let you know exactly how crowded your local cafe, restaurant or tourist attraction is. Does it work? We put it to the test
One of the creepiest - and most useful - Google inventions has been its ability to predict traffic jams by using anonymised ping-backs from mobile phones to tell how fast everyone is moving.
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