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| Apple and Google launched the first versions of the corona tracking technology |
Apple and Google announced on Wednesday that they will release the first two versions of their proposed technology this week to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and distribute it to a select group of developers for testing.
Two American companies, which own nearly 99% of the smartphone operating system market, announced earlier this month that they would work together to develop new contact tracking technologies that allow users to choose an index. For other phones. System to slow the spread of the virus. Come close
The two companies said they will work together on a technology that allows mobile devices to exchange information over a Bluetooth connection to warn people when they are approaching HIV-infected people (Covid-19).
Google and Apple plan to release the final version of the technology in mid-May after the test is completed. The technology is provided as a software tool that can be used for communications tracking applications provided by health authorities.
However, the two companies also plan to integrate tracking technology directly into Android and iOS in the coming months, so users will not have to download apps to warn them when they are exposed to HIV.
The two companies previously reported that the technology does not track the user's location or identity, but only collects data when the user's phone is off, and decodes the data on the user's phone instead of the servers of the two companies.
Governments around the world are working hard to develop or evaluate plans to improve the monitoring of communications that usually require action. test.