Apple, Google to release early versions of contact tracing tool to developers
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple, Google to release early versions of contact tracing tool to developers

Firstpost  

Apple and Google plan to release the final version of their tools by mid-May after the developers complete the testing. Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google would release two early versions this week of their proposed technology to slow coronavirus spread to select developers for testing purposes, the companies said on Wednesday. The two Silicon Valley companies, whose operating systems power 99 percent of the world’s smartphones, had said earlier this month that they would work together to create contact tracing technology to slow the virus spread by allowing users to opt into logging other phones they have been near. The rare collaboration is expected to accelerate usage of apps that aim to get potentially infected individuals into testing or quarantine more quickly and reliably than existing systems in much of the world.

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Canada to ramp up COVID-19 testing and tracing, working closely with Apple, Google on mobile app
4 years, 7 months ago

Canada to ramp up COVID-19 testing and tracing, working closely with Apple, Google on mobile app

Firstpost  

Canada’s total cases rose to 81,765 on Friday, and deaths were up less than 2 percent to 6,180. Canada will ramp up COVID-19 testing and contact tracing as it gradually lifts restrictions and is working closely with Apple and Google on a mobile phone app to help, the prime minister said on Friday. In his daily news conference, Prime Minister …

Apple and Google share contact tracing technology that can help fight coronvirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Apple and Google share contact tracing technology that can help fight coronvirus

India Today  

Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system, as reported by Reuters. But authorities would have to stop requiring phone numbers from users under the companies’ rules, one of several restrictions that have …

Google and Apple release technology to help with coronavirus contact tracing
4 years, 7 months ago

Google and Apple release technology to help with coronavirus contact tracing

ABC  

New technology that could help alert people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 is being tested to determine if it will work in Australia. Key points: Technology could help solve issues plaguing apps like COVIDSafe Technology could help solve issues plaguing apps like COVIDSafe App users who test positive would decide to notify people they …

Apple and Google show what their contact tracing system could look like
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple and Google show what their contact tracing system could look like

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Apple and Google just provided a first look at how public health apps could use the coronavirus contact tracing software they are jointly developing. The two tech companies shared a series of images and guidelines on Monday for governments and public health authorities to integrate with their contact tracing apps, including how users will be …

Apple and Google won’t solve coronavirus contact tracing. Here’s what will
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple and Google won’t solve coronavirus contact tracing. Here’s what will

LA Times  

A middle-aged woman arrived at a tent set up by St. John’s Well Child and Family Center for coronavirus testing on April 13, her mother in tow. The bedrock of infectious disease containment, interview-based contact tracing is the tried-and-true strategy health departments must invest in and the public should put its faith in, experts said. In countries that have successfully …

A deeper look at Apple and Google’s joint technology to combat COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

A deeper look at Apple and Google’s joint technology to combat COVID-19

The Hindu  

On April 10, Silicon Valley giants Apple and Google announced that they were joining hands to create operating system-level technology to help speed up the contact tracing process. To be effective, users need to install a public health app that uses Apple and Google’s service. More importantly, over-reliance on technology may not help as much as investing in manual contract …

Apple registers for Coronavirus domain for COVID-19 contact tracing tech: Know what it is
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple registers for Coronavirus domain for COVID-19 contact tracing tech: Know what it is

India TV News  

Apple has booked a domain name called AppleCoronavirus.com, after the iPhone maker and Google last week announced a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the new coronavirus. Apple and Google are launching a comprehensive solution that includes application programming interfaces and operating system-level technology to assist in …

Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight Coronavirus spread
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight Coronavirus spread

Firstpost  

They will work together on technology that will allow mobile devices to trade information via Bluetooth connections to alert people. Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the Coronavirus by allowing users to opt into a system that catalogs other phones …

Apple reveals more details about its COVID-19 contact tracing tool
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple reveals more details about its COVID-19 contact tracing tool

India Today  

Apple and Google on Saturday announced that they have joined hands to build a Bluetooth-based COVID contact tracing platform that lets people know when they have come in contact with a coronavirus-infected person. In a joint statement earlier, Apple and Google had said that they are working on application programming interfaces and operating system-level technology to assist in enabling contact …

Apple, Google wants to fight Coronavirus with COVID-19 contact tracing tech: Know how
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple, Google wants to fight Coronavirus with COVID-19 contact tracing tech: Know how

India TV News  

Coronavirus has undoubtedly become a global threat and its reach is expanding with each passing day. Hence, Google and Apple have now collaborated to bring about Coronavirus contact tracing technology for users across the globe. Apple, Google collaborate for COVID-19 contact tracing As announced by both Google and Apple, both tech majors will introduce Bluetooth-based contact tracing tech for the …

Apple and Google plan software to slow spread of coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple and Google plan software to slow spread of coronavirus

The Hindu  

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the Coronavirus by allowing users to opt into logging other phones they have been near. “With Apple and Google, you get all the public health functions you need with a decentralised and privacy-friendly app,” …

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

Associated Press  

Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. New software the companies plan to add to phones would make it easier to use Bluetooth wireless technology to track down people who may have been infected by coronavirus …

Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight coronavirus spread
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight coronavirus spread

Live Mint  

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing users to opt into a system that catalogs other phones they have been near. The technology will first be available in mid-May as software tools available to contact tracing apps …

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