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What is contact tracing?

If and only if a person is determined to be infected with the virus, a hospital (not the person) is authorized to activate the contact tracing app, which will send a notification to all the ID numbers stored in the person’s phone.

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US colleges pilot location tracking apps for students

In a move that is alarming privacy activists, more than 40 US schools are piloting a location tracking app called SpotterEDU for ensuring attendance in classes. While the app only uses Bluetooth tracking instead of GPS and currently schools are making installation of the app on smartphones optional for students, privacy advocates believe it might be increasingly harder for students to opt-out of such programs.

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