Google-Apple Corona Virus Tracking tech |
Highlights :
- Apple and Google are loading their phones with Corona Virus Tracking tech
- The Technology relies on Bluetooth wireless signals
- Instead of geographic location, the app relies on proximity
Q : What is it ?
Ans : Apple and Google have sometime back announced a "exposure notification" solution. It is actually an Application Programme Interference or API that is designed to automatically alert people if they might have been exposed to the Corona Virus.
The companies are now trying building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software. That could make it much easier for people to get it on their phone even if their local public health agency hasn't built its own compatible app.
Q. : How it works ?
Ans. : First of all it is an API so it won't work on its own. The API is just an enabling tool and needs to be embedded in an app, like Aarogya Setu. Google has said it will automatically generate an Android app for public health agency that phone users can then download.
Q. : Just like Aarogya Setu ?
Ans. : The Technology relies on Bluetooth wireless signals to determine whether an individual has spent time near anyone else who has tested positive for the virus. Both people in this scenario must be using the Google-Apple app. Instead of geographic location, the App relies on proximity. Individuals who receive such proximity alerts will typically be offered testing and health advice to prevent potential future spread.
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