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Hundreds of thousands of bikers converged at the massive Sturgis Rally, one of the biggest gatherings during the pandemic. Mapping their phone data shows where they traveled across the US.

of smartphones across the globe using software built into apps that people download. The practice has drawn backlash from privacy advocates, but location data firms and their partners insist that people's movements are anonymized and not directly tied to their identities.

It's not yet clear whether the Sturgis rally, which organizers expected to draw 250,000 people in total, has had any public health effects amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But social distancing and mask-wearing were relatively sparse at the rally, according to"We are allowed to make our own choices," one rally attendee told The Times. "If we get it, we chose to be here.

 

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That’s pretty amazing how they can do that

Will anyone miss these people when they get Covid?

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