Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing users to opt into logging ot
Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing users to opt into logging other phones they have been near.
Centralized solutions such as those proposed in Britain and Germany would no longer work under the new technology, he said. People who test positive for the virus can opt to send an encrypted list of phones they came near to Apple and Google, which will trigger alerts to potentially exposed users to seek more information. Public health authorities would need to sign off that an individual has tested positive before they can send on the data.
Apps will be able to focus on developing a simple interface for users and healthcare workers, with Apple and Google handling Bluetooth and privacy issues, said Dana Lewis, a lead developer of contact tracing app CoEpi.
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