Apple and Google Launch Joint <br />COVID-19 Contact Tracing System The new software could be a major help <br />in the fight against COVID-19. The system will allow users to share data through <br />Bluetooth Low Energy transmissions and <br />approved apps from health organizations. It would help establish a voluntary contact-tracing <br />network by keeping data on phones that have been <br />in close proximity with each other. Users who download the apps from health organizations <br />can report if they've been diagnosed with COVID-19, and the system will also alert users if they have <br />been in close contact with an infected person. The iOS and Android APIs will be <br />released by Apple and Google in mid-May. The new technology would prevent people from <br />being identified, even after they share their data. Tim Cook, Apple CEO, <br />via Twitter Tim Cook, via Twitter
