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Google and Apple show examples of what coronavirus exposure apps might look like and prohibit the use of GPS location services
- Companies released samples of what COVID exposure applications would look like
- Samples are intended to be starting points for developers
- Companies also prohibit the use of location tracking by applications.
- Here we show you how to help people affected by Covid-19
Apple and Google have provided the first idea of what potential applications of coronavirus exposure would look like.
As reported by The Verge, tech companies have provided samples of what potential application interface systems would look like, though they will not develop the applications themselves.
Specifically, the samples, which also include code samples, are meant to show developers what notification systems using the Google and Apple application programming interfaces (APIs) would look like.
Google and Apple released samples of what a COVID exposure app would look like (pictured). The samples are intended to be starting points for developers working with public health agencies.
The designs are also intended to be starting points for developers working on behalf of public health agencies and governments to create applications that notify people when they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. .
To that end, Google and Apple also announced that they would ban the use of location tracking for applications that use their APIs to notify people who have contacted an infected person.
Companies also require that apps make sharing a positive diagnosis acceptable and used only by governments for the purpose of tracking the spread of COVID-19.
Currently, the system uses bluetooth signals from phones to detect encounters and does not use or store GPS location data. Those signs will be able to judge both the time period and the distance with an infected person.
That information is calculated on the device and encrypted. It is not shared with Google or Apple in the process.
Google and Apple released the first trial version of their COVID tracking technology last week and gave developers working for public health agencies a first look (stock)
It will be up to public health agencies to determine a threshold of how close and how long a rubbing of an infected person must be to constitute a warning notice.
An app would allow public health agencies to alert people who may have been exposed and allow them to quarantine or search for evidence.
Companies are expected to release their APIs on a larger scale in the middle of this month, according to previous reports from The Verge.
