It appears that scientists have finally found some practical use for all those unused smart phone fitness apps. They can track worldwide activity levels.
They managed to get permission to anonymously track 700,000 users of the Argos activity app's built-in accelerometer.
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They managed to get permission to anonymously track 700,000 users of the Argos activity app's built-in accelerometer.
