Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android

Nilay Patel talks with The Verge's Adi Robertson, Casey Newton, and Nicole Wetsman about Apple and Google announcing a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus, allowing users to share data through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmissions and approved apps from health organizations.

Links:

• Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android
• What is contact tracing?
• Why Bluetooth apps are bad at discovering new cases of COVID-19

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