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Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android

Apr 10, 2020 · 33m
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  • Apple and Google announced Bluetooth Low Energy-based coronavirus tracking system integrated into iOS and Android for health organization apps
  • Contact tracing capabilities allowed users to share exposure data while preserving privacy through decentralized architecture
  • Discussed limitations of Bluetooth discovery for identifying new cases and implications for privacy-first disease tracking

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