Apple and Google have teamed up to develop an app that will let your mobile device tell you if you’ve been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. In a blog post Friday, the…
have teamed up to develop an app that will let your mobile device tell you if you’ve been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
In a blog post Friday, the tech giants declared a joint effort “in a spirit of cooperation to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security central to the design.” COVID-19, they noted, can be transmitted person-to-person- by close proximity and public health officials have identified contact tracing as a valuable tool to help contain its spread. A number of leading public health authorities, universities and NGOs around the world have worked on opt-in contact tracing technology. Apple and Google say they will be launching a comprehensive solution that includes application programming interfaces and operating system technology to enable it.
“All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems. Through close cooperation and collaboration with developers, governments and public health providers, we hope to harness the power of technology to help countries around the world slow the spread of COVID-19 and accelerate the return of everyday life.
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