Apple and Google team up on virus 'contact tracing' by smartphoneGoogle and Apple will team up to develop technology that can help trace and potentially contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreakSAN FRANCISCO - Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to use smartphones to trace coronavirus contacts to battle the pandemic. The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to use smartphone technology to track and potentially contain the global COVID-19 outbreak. Smartphones powered by Apple software and Google-backed Android operating system would be able to exchange information with a joint "opt in system." The tech giants will collaborate on a "contact tracing" system which can identify people in contact with an infected person. Apple and Google contended that "privacy, transparency, and consent" were top priorities in the joint initiative.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2020 18:11 UTC