Apple-Google contact tracing tech draws interest in 23 countries, some hedge bets

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Apple-Google contact tracing tech draws interest in 23 countries, some hedge bets

Initial version of system released.

Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system. But authorities would have to stop requiring phone ...

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