Google/Apple JV's Dystopian COVID-19 Tracker Could Be Straight Out Of Orwell's 1984
People must opt in to the system, but it has the potential to monitor about a third of the world’s population.
In this spirit of collaboration, Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security central to the design.In the coming months, the two tech giants will add the technology directly into their operating systems so this contact-tracing software works without having to download an app. Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android have about 3 billion users between them.
"All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems."Don't worry though - they have "policies" on privacy...
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