A few days ago Apple and Google introduced a joint development plan a COVID-19 case tracking system, available on Google and iOS. According to the proposal, it is a two-phase project, the first being available in May and the other just a few months later.
And despite the fact that both companies have tried to address all the initial doubts in their operations, US President Donald Trump still has some issues to resolve. During the intervention, Trump confirmed that this is a surprising technology. , but for many people "They have very important constitutional issues."
Trump gives his opinion on Apple's agreement with Google against CODIV-19
During a White House briefing, President Trump was asked about the Apple-Google alliance, admitted that although that was true it is a miracle and accurate technology, it will create constitutional problems for some people.
We have a bigger constitutional problem than a mechanical problem, but we'll make a decision about it. That is something we will discuss with many people over the next four weeks. That may be the most accurate way to do it, but many people have problems with that.
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Aside from these specific statements, Trump did not commit to explaining in detail what problems he was referring to, and although we can swear those are related. data privacy, previously Google and Apple had specified the conditions under which users would be able to use the API.
According to both companies, the use of this technology will require full permission of users, the provision of policies that ensure that no personally identifiable information or location information is collected from the user, as it will be used directly as a follow-up program by the public health authorities to manage the COVID-19 epidemic.
