Privacy rules hamper coronavirus tracking

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Privacy rules hamper coronavirus tracking

From France to Australia to North Dakota, government apps designed to help authorities track and slow the spread of Covid-19 are struggling to accomplish their goals because of restrictions on data collection built into smartphones by Apple Inc. and Google.

That’s leaving public health officials with few options but to use a system designed by Apple and Google themselves. [Bloomberg]
 
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