Google and Apple are working on a joint application for tracking users
Coronavirus infection has caused most people around the world to rethink their lifestyle and reflect on their health. The government is working hard to minimize the spread of the virus by introducing certain restrictions. Most companies around the world directed their forces to fight against the virus, and did not stand aside Google and Apple. Apple and Google are working on a user tracking application. This application is based on Bluetooth Low Energy technology, which will record all intersecting devices with each other, record their identifiers and transfer to a special application. It is assumed that a user who has become ill with Covid-19 will transfer information to a special application, and in turn will analyze the list of people the infected person has crossed with, and will also notify them of the need for self-isolation and testing.
The companies also took care of user safety, despite the fact that the application will monitor you, it will save only your identifiers, which will be securely encrypted. This technology eliminates the possibility of espionage, you simply won’t know who was next to you, but this application will be enough to notify other people about the possibility of infection. Bluetooth Low Energy tracking technology is not only reliable, but also very energy-efficient, the signal is transmitted even with a discharged battery. This technology is also used in the Latitude application for the iPhone, which means that user permissions for the tracking system will not be required. The launch of the tracking system is focused on May 2020, it will be available for download in the Google Play and App Store. It should be understood that at first there will be a small audience of users, but Google and Apple intend to further integrate the application into their own Android and iOS systems, thereby fully automating the process. The user will only need to notify the application about his infection before the application knows about it. For the time of the pandemic, this decision is quite humane and, on the contrary, will do everything possible to notify tens of hundreds of millions of users about the potential threat. And users, in turn, should be responsible not only for their lives, but also for the lives of loved ones and timely notify of a potential infection.
The companies also took care of user safety, despite the fact that the application will monitor you, it will save only your identifiers, which will be securely encrypted. This technology eliminates the possibility of espionage, you simply won’t know who was next to you, but this application will be enough to notify other people about the possibility of infection. Bluetooth Low Energy tracking technology is not only reliable, but also very energy-efficient, the signal is transmitted even with a discharged battery. This technology is also used in the Latitude application for the iPhone, which means that user permissions for the tracking system will not be required. The launch of the tracking system is focused on May 2020, it will be available for download in the Google Play and App Store. It should be understood that at first there will be a small audience of users, but Google and Apple intend to further integrate the application into their own Android and iOS systems, thereby fully automating the process. The user will only need to notify the application about his infection before the application knows about it. For the time of the pandemic, this decision is quite humane and, on the contrary, will do everything possible to notify tens of hundreds of millions of users about the potential threat. And users, in turn, should be responsible not only for their lives, but also for the lives of loved ones and timely notify of a potential infection.
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