Using 100 volunteers armed with Series 60 phones (like the Nokia 6682, pictured), the Nokia-funded project tracked such data as incoming and outgoing calls, Bluetooth activity, and approximate location (via celltower ID data).
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All of these factors mean that the data Google releases should be taken as at best an approximate indicator of the level of government data and takedown requests submitted during the period.
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By dragging the trend line, a 5% increase in data revenues in 2011 equals an approximate 1.3% increase in price estimate.
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Although Google has not been directly accused of acting illegally, it has been accused of providing "incomplete and approximate" details raising "deep concerns about data protection and the respect of the European law".
By assembling enough data points of actions, they can start to approximate the curved lines that are human beings.
Ultimately, Fast Data can help gain real-insights based on hard data as it comes in, not just an approximate trending.
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