Apple and Google partner on Covid-19 contact tracing technology

CUPERTINO and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — As governments and health authorities around the world try to fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus, Apple and Google last week announced a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology for contact tracing, which public health officials have identified as a valuable tool to help contain Covid-19’s spread. Development work for opt-in contact tracing technology is already being done by a number of public health authorities, universities and non-governmental organizations around the world, according to Apple’s news release. To further this effort, Apple and Google are working together to launch...