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7:12am, 25th May, 2020

Latvia to launch Google-Apple friendly coronavirus contact tracing app

Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by U.S. tech giants Apple and Alphabet's Google to help trace coronavirus infections.

Apple-Google contact tracing tech launches, with 23 countries seeking access

1:54pm, 20th May, 2020

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Apple-Google contact tracing tech launches, with 23 countries seeking access

Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system.

European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact tracing

9:03am, 7th May, 2020

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European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact tracing

A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen borders without unleashing a second wave of the pandemic.

Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

1:56pm, 4th May, 2020

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Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Alberta launches Canada's first contact tracing app as economy slowly reopens

6:50pm, 1st May, 2020

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Alberta launches Canada's first contact tracing app as economy slowly reopens

The Canadian province of Alberta on Friday launched the country's first phone app to trace contacts of people infected with the coronavirus, as the country slowly restarts its economy.

Alberta to launch Canada's first contact tracing app as economy slowly reopens

2:39pm, 1st May, 2020

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Alberta to launch Canada's first contact tracing app as economy slowly reopens

The Canadian province of Alberta said on Friday it would soon launch the country's first phone app to trace contacts of people infected with the coronavirus, as the country slowly restarts its economy.

UK privacy advocates warn over COVID-19 contact tracing app

9:18am, 30th April, 2020

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UK privacy advocates warn over COVID-19 contact tracing app

Leading privacy advocates in Britain have urged the government to prevent a soon-to-be launched COVID-19 contact tracing app from turning into a form of state surveillance.

Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing

1:00pm, 26th April, 2020

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Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing

Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple and Google along with a growing number of other European countries.

Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, U.S. states over contact tracing apps

9:08pm, 24th April, 2020

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Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, U.S. states over contact tracing apps

U.S. states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley companies that control key software on 99% of smartphones over the collection of sensitive GPS location...

U.S. lawmaker says any COVID-19 contact tracing tech should be voluntary and limited

8:54pm, 22nd April, 2020

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U.S. lawmaker says any COVID-19 contact tracing tech should be voluntary and limited

Senator Edward Markey, a Democrat and online privacy advocate, said in a letter released Wednesday that any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary, transparent and collect only the information needed to identify who might be at risk...