The move brings togeth­er the larges­t mobile operat­ing system­s in an effort to track and potent­ially contai­n COVID-19SAN FRANCISCO: Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative on Friday to use smartphones to trace coronavirus contacts to battle the pandemic. The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to use smartphone technology to track and potentially contain the global COVID-19 outbreak. “All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems,” the companies said in a joint statement. Apple and Google contended that “privacy, transparency, and consent” were top priorities in the joint initiative. “All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems,” the longtime rivals said in the release.

Source: The Express Tribune April 10, 2020 19:41 UTC