If a participant in the exposure notification program tests positive for the coronavirus, that person’s close contacts may get a notification. But the Apple and Google software provides little information to public health agencies. In one example, an Irish man was diagnosed with the coronavirus after receiving an exposure notification from Apple and Google, the companies said. ADADBut the coronavirus has spread too quickly for public health agencies to keep up with traditional methods. With its exposure notification software, Apple and Google steered public health agencies to a more hands-off approach to technology with fewer privacy concerns.

Source: Washington Post September 01, 2020 16:01 UTC