Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative to develop a coronavirus smartphone 'contact tracing' tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person.
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday, April 10, to develop a coronavirus smartphone"contact tracing" tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person.
The companies next month plan to release software interface technology to allow for interoperability – so that an alert would work regardless of the operating system. US President Donald Trump said during a briefing that the government would take"a very strong look" at the contact-tracing collaboration.Apple and Google contended that"privacy, transparency, and consent" were top priorities in the joint initiative, addressing concerns about systems which could disclose personal data on individuals.
"No contact tracing app can be fully effective until there is widespread, free, and quick testing and equitable access to healthcare. These systems also can't be effective if people don't trust them," said Jennifer Granick of the American Civil Liberties Union in a statement. Apple has long made user privacy a selling point for iPhones, and is bringing those credentials to the coronavirus collaboration, noted Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi.
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