contact tracing app

The novel approach could help public health authorities focus their contact tracing and quarantine efforts on those at greater risk of infection.

Contact tracing apps, symptom checkers and other data-driven tools provide tangible benefits, but experts say that more can be done to educate individuals on what information they collect and how it's handled.

In a recent survey, 67% of consumers and 91% of IT professionals said they'd support a nationwide rollout of contact-tracing apps or other technologies.

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Device owners in participating states will soon receive enrollment notifications, while public health authorities may automatically have Exposure Notification apps generated for them.

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The software is based on Google and Apple’s privacy-centric system.

The COVIDWISE app uses Bluetooth to anonymously detect potential exposures and is free to download.

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Google says that the apps don't have user access to location data, but health bodies using the technology for their digital tools still aren't pleased.