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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shalinds" data-source="post: 19309786" data-attributes="member: 519722">Now Sri Lankans can get live traffic data on Google Maps. It's pretty  cool, and Christmas colored. Green for where traffic is good, red for  where traffic is bad. Just a glance at today's traffic shows ,  <img src="http://oi64.tinypic.com/rms7eo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />It's also cool that Google shows construction zones. Honestly, this service is pretty dope so far.<img src="http://i68.tinypic.com/15hj5t1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> ---<img src="http://i67.tinypic.com/25znfjd.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />To use it you can go to <a href="https://www.google.com/maps" target="_blank">Google Maps</a> and hit the button at left and click to turn the traffic layer on. Alternately, you can just Google '<a href="https://www.google.lk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=google%20traffic" target="_blank">traffic</a>' and the map should come up, because Google knows everything.Now, how does Google know all of this info? As far as we know,  they're using data from everyone using Android phones or Google Maps, so  probably you. I checked my Google app settings (on iPhone) and Location  Reporting is on. It doesn't seem to require GPS, it also uses cell  towers and Wi-Fi. Here's <a href="https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/bright-side-of-sitting-in-traffic.html" target="_blank">Google's explanation from their blog</a> and a slightly <a href="https://www.ncta.com/platform/broadband-internet/how-google-tracks-traffic/" target="_blank">more readable article here</a>. If you're worried about privacy you can opt out. For people opted in  the data seems to be anonymized and the beginning and end of each trip  taken out. But honestly, if you have a cell phone you are tracked all  the time, whether from the company, various apps or Google. Just so you  know.Source : <a href="http://www.yamu.lk/google-traffic-launches-in-sri-lanka/" target="_blank">http://www.yamu.lk/google-traffic-launches-in-sri-lanka/</a>Hope this helpful for all of you <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </blockquote>

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