Google Flu Trends
Google Flu Trends ('GFT') was a service that attempted to accelerate the prediction of flu outbreaks in over 25 countries using daily algorithmic analysis of 40 search terms associated with flu such as 'cough' or 'fever' on Google's default search engine. Released in 2008, GFT was discontinued in 2015 after criticism that it was inaccurate and potentially an abuse of privacy of Google search engine users.
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