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Apple and Google accelerate coronavirus contact tracing apps plan

2020-04-24 18:15:28| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Tech giants add privacy protections to the contact-tracing scheme they are offering to public authorities.

Google creates new Play store badge for 'teacher-approved' apps

2020-04-16 09:24:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Google announced a new section on its Play Store to help parents find suitable apps for kids. The 'Teacher Approved' programme will highlight high-quality apps for kids, based on a rating system developed with academic experts.

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Contact Tracing Phone Apps: Health vs. Privacy

2020-04-14 21:09:06| TechNewsWorld

Google, Apple and MIT have made headlines with announcements of contact tracing mobile apps in the wings. Their purpose is to identify contacts of people who test positive for COVID-19 so appropriate actions can be taken to stem its spread. However, a Cambridge University professor threw some cold water on those apps. The apps proposed by Google, Apple and MIT all have voluntary aspects to them.

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As COVID-19 apps grow rapidly, EU calls for common approach

2020-04-09 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

It goes without saying that access to good data is at the heart of making good decisions. Perhaps it comes as no surprise then that a whole host of apps to trace the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic have been released in recent weeks, generating a multitude of useful data for researchers and government agencies…read more on TotalTele.com »

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