Friday, Google and Apple announced that they were working together on asoftware platformallowing geolocalized and anonymized monitoring of citizens. The latterwill interoperate on iOS and Androidand would alert the user when they have been in contact with a COVID-19 patient. This API from the two Tech giants would be based on a Bluetooth detection system.
The platform will be deleted at the end of the epidemic
It is precisely on this technology that the new StopCovid application desired by the French government should be based. It should also be remembered that this app will only be offered on a voluntary basis. According to BFM Tech, the office of Secretary of State for Digital Cédric O is studying the possibility of using the platform that Apple and Google will set up. “There is no religion about it. If a private solution respects all the rules laid down, particularly in terms of free, voluntary and protection of personal data, it will be considered», Specified a member of the cabinet to our colleagues.
It is still too early to say whether the government will ultimately opt for the Apple and Google API which will be available during the month of May. In any case, it presentssome advantagesin terms of security because the data collectedmay not be centralized. The phones will communicate directly with each other and the Bluetooth systems will change codes every 15 minutes. Google and Apple also want to reassure people who fear seeing such a tracking tool preserved over time. The platform is not intended to continue and it will be deleted at the end of the pandemic.
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