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Re:Smartphone contact tracing has failed everywhere by tannhaeuser on Saturday July 25, 2020 @02:05PM (#23951212)
Idk, maybe Google and Apple could do more, but I thought it was almost a wonder how fast Google and Apple came up with a workable framework.
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Re:Smartphone contact tracing has failed everywhere by Tagbert on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:02AM (#23954341)
Because it is not location tracking. It is simpler. It just records nearby pings of other phones.
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Re:Smartphone contact tracing has failed everywhere by coronadisaster on Saturday July 25, 2020 @05:46PM (#23952666)
Probably because they were already using it internally for other purposes.
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