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Apple and Google promise to discontinue COVID-19 tracking program when the pandemic is over and outline plan for stronger encryption of user data Apple and Google promise a program tracking COVID-19 will be terminated after the pandemic is declared over That process will reportedly be decided on a geographic basis Google and Apple will also … Read more
Apple says it will release COVID-19 contact tracing technology to governments weeks before the company had previously estimated The technology will be made available to developers on April 28 That date comes courtesy of Apple CEO Tim Cook Its technology will support the creation of COVID-19 contact tracing apps By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:53 BST, 23 … Read more
The number of people with coronavirus symptoms has plummeted by 75 per cent since the beginning of April, a data-tracking app shows. Latest analysis from the King’s College COVID Symptom Tracker app estimates that there are now around 462,700 people with symptoms of the killer infection. It’s a drop of more than three quarters since … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday unveiled a coronavirus ‘heat map’ powered by Facebook data which is aimed at helping track the spread of the disease and plan for reopening society. The map developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University offers ‘real-time indications of COVID-19 activity not previously available from any other source,’ according to … Read more
Your PHONE will warn you if you have been close to someone who has coronavirus thanks to new contact tracing tech being developed by Google and Apple Apps to use Bluetooth signals to track phones the user comes into contact with People will be alerted if they may have been exposed to someone with Covid-19 … Read more
Apple and Google are cooperating on a new program to support software developers in their efforts to develop contact tracing apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, the companies will jointly release an API (application programming interface) and additional ‘operating system-level technology’ that will allow iOS and Android devices to communicate directly with one another … Read more
The number of people with coronavirus symptoms has plummeted since the UK’s lockdown started two weeks ago, according to scientists. A team of researchers at King’s College London, who developed the COVID Symptom Tracker app, say the number of people reporting symptoms has dropped. Latest analysis from the app, which has been used by more … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Government officials across the United States are using cellphones of millions in the country to get a better understanding of how the virus is spreading. The federal government through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and local governments have started reviewing data about the presence and movement of people from certain geographic areas using … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more