Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
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Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology

In this spirit of collaboration, Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort 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. A number of leading public health authorities, universities, and NGOs around the world have been doing important work to develop opt-in contact tracing technology.

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Fri Apr 10 - Google

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