Apple and Google have collaborated to release a new smartphone technology which will notify people if they have possibly been exposed to coronavirus. The software relies on Bluetooth wireless technology in order to detect when a person who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who will later test positive for coronavirus. So far, 22 countries and some U.S. states are already planning on building phone apps using this software. Companies are hoping that this automatic “exposure notification” will be able to slow the spread of coronavirus by carriers who aren't showing symptoms. The identity of the app users will be protected by encryption.
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