Apple-Google coronavirus API sees weak plan & criticisms in UK
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Apple-Google coronavirus API sees weak plan & criticisms in UK

Even without the UK’s planned compromise, the idea of this type of contact tracing has come under criticism from a University of Cambridge computing professor. The API is designed to allow apps to detect when you have been in close proximity to someone who subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, but a severe lack of testing in the UK means that the NHS version will adopt a weak compromise.

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Mon Apr 13 - Google

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