Covid-19: UK drops its own contact tracing app to switch to Apple and Google model
Jacqui Wise
Abstract
Covid-19: UK drops its own contact tracing app to switch to Apple and Google model Jacqui WiseThe NHS has abandoned its plans to develop its own centralised app for contact tracing in favour of developing a version based on technology provided by Google and Apple.
Topics & Concepts
Contact tracingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Tracing2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Computer scienceWorld Wide WebInternet privacyVirologyMedicineOperating systemPathologyOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Digital Contact TracingImmune responses and vaccinationsMobile Health and mHealth Applications