MEPs have been debating the future of COVID-19 tracking apps on smartphones that are aimed at getting a grip on the disease’s spread. The apps use Bluetooth technology to give authorities an idea who an infected person has come into contact with. Other versions, that use GPS tracking, have proved to be more controversial.
Some countries like Austria have launched an app, while others, such as France, have yet to launch one over privacy concerns. The UK, meanwhile, is testing its version on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. Spanish MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar, chairman of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee, said app data must be anonymous. Experts, meanwhile, are keen to ensure the apps work across borders so that they are effective when widespread travel within the EU returns.
Apple and Android are opening up their back end coding so app makers can ensure that the different apps are compatible with one another.
Source: Euro News
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