UPDATE: Apple And Google Will Allow Users To Share Data To Trace Spread Of Coronavirus

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The two tech companies will create apps and platforms that will enable contact tracing based on users’ bluetooth signals.

app called TraceTogether, as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore on March 20, 2020. Apple and Google announced a partnership Friday to create contact tracing technology with a goal of reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. that their efforts will include the use of Bluetooth technology and downloadable apps in cooperation with public health authorities.

Contact tracing is a public health tool that involves identifying people who have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19, and warning them that they should watch for symptoms or self-quarantine if necessary. The Apple and Google contact tracing system will use low energy bluetooth signals to exchange anonymous “keys” between phones that are in close proximity with each other; if someone is later diagnosed with COVID-19, they can enter their positive test result into an app and alert all the other phones that were near that “key” recently.

Apple and Google say that the rollout of contact tracing will have two phases: in May, they will make downloadable apps available for contact tracing; in later months, they will push phone updates on iPhones and Androids that have built-in contact tracing capabilities. All features will be opt-in. strong protections around user privacy;” users must provide

for their data to be shared, and data will be stored locally on devices, not a centralized server. No location data will be used, a company representative said.

 

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If this compromises data and a person’s online security. It is a significant intrusion and could present human rights issues. Along with nuisance.

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