Have not seem any indications of this being very successful. Can someone point me to a technical review? Note the mention of a real time warning popup being implied. Privacy implications?
Apple, Google Expand Coronavirus Warning Software
The Washington Post By Reed Albergotti
September 1, 2020
Apple and Google have announced an expansion of their coronavirus warning software in order to enable state health agencies to participate without needing customized applications. The software is built into the operating systems on Google's Android phones and Apple's iPhones, and employs Bluetooth to determine if people have spent significant time near each other; the software may alert a participant's close contacts if that person tests positive for the virus. The new exposure notifications express option could expedite adoption by relieving states of the need to design their own contact-tracing apps. Users in participating states may receive a pop-up opt-in notification, and they can share their Bluetooth data and receive alerts when they come in contact with positive-testing participant.. "
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