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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2020, 03:26 PM Apr 2020

Google and Apple team up to use smartphones to track coronavirus exposure

[link:https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/google-and-apple-team-up-to-use-smartphones-to-track-coronavirus-exposure/522-1cef0290-349c-49ba-8013-e1bd1c1250d8|

The idea is to help national governments roll out apps for so-called coronavirus 'contact tracing' that will run on iPhones and Android phones alike.

Google and Apple announced a major partnership on Friday that will leverage smartphone technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of COVID-19.

The two companies say they will be adding software to phones that make it easier to use Bluetooth wireless technology to track down people for who may have been infected by coronavirus carriers.

More at link.

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Google and Apple team up to use smartphones to track coronavirus exposure (Original Post) SheltieLover Apr 2020 OP

The ghost of George Orwell customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #1

blue tooth can be turned off nt msongs Apr 2020 #2

Mine Is Always Off ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #3

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

1. The ghost of George Orwell

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2020, 03:28 PM

Apr 2020

must be laughing its ass off. Even he couldn't see that Big Brother would be in our pockets.

msongs

(67,405 posts)

2. blue tooth can be turned off nt

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2020, 03:29 PM

Apr 2020

ProfessorGAC

(65,021 posts)

3. Mine Is Always Off

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 10, 2020, 03:38 PM

Apr 2020

I own no Bluetooth devices. The only one I ever had was for the iPhone from work.
Wasn't mine. When I retired, I gave it back with the phone.
And I only used it while driving when traveling. Locally, even at work, I never used it.
It will be easy for me to ignore this "breakthrough".

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