who wants to know your friends and states of mind?

mobile phone records accurately forecast real-world friends. It also found that people’s recollections of how they use their phones differs significantly from reality

the study concluded that 95 percent of friendships between participants could be accurately deduced from the data.

"It's invisible to the user but logs everything: communication, users' locations, people's proximity by doing continuous Bluetooth scans."

"We can give them some real insight with the idea of helping them build a better city that reflects people's actual behaviour."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8205940.stm

http://www.mobilemarketingnews.co.uk/US_Mobile_Phone_Data_Finds_Friends_28184258281.html

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