Covid-19:Apple and Google team up to trace virus contacts

Apple and Google are jointly developing technology to alert people if they’ve recently come into contact with others infected with coronavirus.

Their plan is to initially help contact-tracing apps from public health authorities to run efficiently. Ultimately, they plan to develop a separate “Bluetooth-based contract tracking platform” to gather extensive data which apps from public health authorities can access.

The two companies believe their approach addresses privacy concerns. People using the service will do so voluntarily, and no GPS location data or personal information will be recorded.

• BBC