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Warning apps could soon be installed on all smartphones, even if users don’t want it. But excitement is not yet the order of the day.
Even according to the plans of Apple and Google, there is no obligation to use: Corona prevention and monitoring software, here the German Corona warning app.
Photo: Michael Kappeler (Keystone)
Apple and Google give governments the opportunity to set up a corona warning infrastructure on smartphones without a separate app. Google integrates the necessary functionality directly in the Android operating system, Apple in version 13.7 of the iOS system of their iPhones. Users are asked if they want to participate in the monitoring.
Existing Corona-Warn-Applications it will continue to operate, as the companies announced Tuesday.
The technology is said to help stop the spread of the coronavirus by warning users if they are next to an infected person. Smartphones on which the function has been activated exchange Bluetooth keys with each other.
Decentralized evaluation for data protection purposes
According to current health authority guidelines, there is a warning if you happen to have been around an infected person for 15 minutes.
Authorities can adjust the duration and distance. The success of the applications also depends on the users sharing their positive results of a Corona application in the application. Keys are only combined on smartphones to ensure data protection.
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