Apple and Google release their APIs to fight COVID-19, ban location tracking

Apple and Google joined efforts fighting the COVID-19 spread by introducing their cross-platform API called Exposure Notification to help accelerate the development of apps that track people with positive coronavirus results in each country. Of course, while this may sound great for fighting the infection, it's a privacy concern for a lot of people. That's why both companies have compiled a list of requirements. First and foremost, the API can only be used for the development of apps for the official government public health authority to stop the spread of COVID-19. Also, no location...

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