The New York Times reports that Microsoft researchers have been able to identify internet users suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to the analysis of large sample of search queries. The study, published in the Journal of Oncology Practice, says the scientists had hoped the work they’ve done can lead to early detection of cancer. Researchers at Microsoft concur that search engines have the potential to observe its searchers and their search history, and warm them of diseases or physical illnesses before they are ever diagnosed. This is accomplished through parsing anonymous data to find clear search patterns between those suffering […]
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