Forbes June 1, 2020
As countries prepare to wind down social distancing efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, there are hopes that technology will come to our aid, where a medical solution has so far eluded us.
Contact tracing apps are designed to automate the process of tracking those who are likely to have been in contact with the virus. The basic principle is that they allow us to be tagged (or to tag ourselves) if we develop Covid-19 symptoms and test positive. The app then uses some form of positioning data (not necessarily location data), along with what it knows about who we have been in close proximity with, to warn those at risk of being infected that they should self-isolate and...
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