How to fight againstcoronaviruswhich is raging all around the globe at the moment? For some,the least intrusive method involves anonymized GPS tracking of citizens, as we presented to you last weekend. For others,as for the European Commission, it is above all a question of proposing a universal solution rather than multiplying alternatives on a national scale.
And that's good, since the two publishers of the most used operating systems on the planet have chosen to design together ainteroperable application on iOS and Androidin this sense. And this, whilethe duo has already developed information services on the disease to combat.
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To put it simply, this app will offer - like all those set up by governments or NGOs at the moment for the same purpose - to identify thegeographical positionof everyone who installed it. Also thanks to Bluetooth, it will then draw up a map of the gathering places most likely to become centers of spread of the virus, and could alert via a notification in the event of entry into a risk zone.
Participants in the study will have to register themselves, Apple emphasizing its desire for transparency and respect forconfidentialityand consent. Two current notions which contrast withsome Alphabet habits.
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