Apple and Google release phone technology to notify users of coronavirus exposure

Apple and Google have released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

If it were Microsoft we would get Clippy popping up: hey, I believe you have Corona!

Farewell, my dear privacy..

You mean a human tracking app built into the operating system of the device everyone carries with them wherever they go?

Snowden warned us. This stuff is all bad.

By using Bluetooth technology, Google and Apple have opted to protect user data by having it stored locally on the user’s device. That is important, and I’m happy to hear that Google and Apple are proactive about privacy and securing it for our shared future.

“The statement on Wednesday also included remarks from state officials in North Dakota, Alabama and South Carolina signaling that they plan to use it.” Glad to hear that Alabama is one state leading the way. AlabamaAchieves

How long will this remain “voluntary”? I wonder, because I voluntarily decline.

Is this better than the COVIDSAFE app put out by the Australian government?

Imagine going on the subway and people start pulling away from you because their phone tells them you're an infectee. The degree of paranoia and mental illness that something like that can cause.

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