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Meanwhile in Silicon Valley...
Meanwhile in Silicon Valley...
We were about to start a petition campaign to beg Apple and Google to relax the current BLE limitations, when the two big companies announced their
We were about to start a petition campaign to beg Apple and Google to relax the current BLE limitations, when the two big companies announced their
“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” (Apple, Google).
“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” (Apple, Google).
We don’t remember the last time on which Apple and Google crossed their ways to make the world a better place, surely we are living in an exceptional time and we welcomed the news.
We don’t remember the last time on which Apple and Google crossed their ways to make the world a better place, surely we are living in an exceptional time and we welcomed the news.
A new radio beacon format (over Bluetooth) might get born in weeks, owned by the #2 and #4 companies by capitalization. It will be fully interoperable between iOS and Android, so there would be trade offs in setting the standard. Plus, the standard itself requires maintenance, projecting this joint venture for the next years to come.
A new radio beacon format (over Bluetooth) might get born in weeks, owned by the #2 and #4 companies by capitalization. It will be fully interoperable between iOS and Android, so there would be trade offs in setting the standard. Plus, the standard itself requires maintenance, projecting this joint venture for the next years to come.
Apple: "To ensure the credibility of health and safety information, Apple is only accepting COVID-19 related apps from recognised entities such as government organisations, health-focused NGOs, companies deeply credentialed in health issues, and medical or educational institutions. Only developers from one of these recognized entities should submit an app related to COVID-19 to the App Store”
Apple: "To ensure the credibility of health and safety information, Apple is only accepting COVID-19 related apps from recognised entities such as government organisations, health-focused NGOs, companies deeply credentialed in health issues, and medical or educational institutions. Only developers from one of these recognized entities should submit an app related to COVID-19 to the App Store”
Reading through their public statements, we assume there would be only one app (available on both app stores) per country. Those national apps - if you will - would have special privileges to access the device resources to make contract tracing effective. Apple and Google have stated very clearly that privacy would be the king, user privacy and security central to the design, and this makes them even more accountable for their promises to consumers. The information they will handle, in addition to what they already have, are essentially: when, and who you met. For instance, this info could be the most forbidden dream of Facebook and every digital marketer in the world. To secure such a treasure, Apple and Google will then have to police those apps, ensuring there wouldn’t be any inappropriate use of the smartphone’s capabilities. There would be hundreds of apps to review, and then thousands of updates over time, from everywhere in the world. It could make sense for those tech giants to go the extra mile and create a kind of client or a skeleton app, which then each nation can extend or customize and market as a national product.
Reading through their public statements, we assume there would be only one app (available on both app stores) per country. Those national apps - if you will - would have special privileges to access the device resources to make contract tracing effective. Apple and Google have stated very clearly that privacy would be the king, user privacy and security central to the design, and this makes them even more accountable for their promises to consumers. The information they will handle, in addition to what they already have, are essentially: when, and who you met. For instance, this info could be the most forbidden dream of Facebook and every digital marketer in the world. To secure such a treasure, Apple and Google will then have to police those apps, ensuring there wouldn’t be any inappropriate use of the smartphone’s capabilities. There would be hundreds of apps to review, and then thousands of updates over time, from everywhere in the world. It could make sense for those tech giants to go the extra mile and create a kind of client or a skeleton app, which then each nation can extend or customize and market as a national product.
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