Apple and Google will monitor users with coronavirus – review

The largest corporations enter the fight against coronavirus. Apple and Google announced a partnership in which companies plan to develop a single platform to counter the pandemic.

The aim of the project is to create a system that tracks possible contacts of users with sick people. To do this, they will use Bluetooth technology.

The idea is that the patient will have to indicate his diagnosis, after which there will be a distribution of messages to all contact persons. If this name will not be indicated, the notification contains only recommendations on what to do next. As stated, all data will be anonymous.

In May, it is planned to release appropriate development tools to ensure compatibility of medical applications between devices on both OSs. After that, work will begin to expand the platform.

In fairness, we note that many people are unlikely to want to share the fact of the disease on the network even in this way. As a result, platform performance may be a big question.

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