California launching contact tracing app built on Apple/Google techCalifornia is finally getting its own contact tracing app.
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California is rolling out its own contact tracing app built on Apple and Google's technology.
The CA Notify app will be available to download on Thursday, December 10.
Reported by TechCrunch, California has officially launched its own COVID-19 contact tracing app statewide. The CA Notify app, which was on a pilot program last month, will be available for all residents in the state to download on Thursday, December 10, according to Governor Gavin Newsom.
The app uses the Exposure Notification technology developed by Apple and Google, which uses Bluetooth instead of GPS to determine if you have been potentially exposed to someone who has reported themselves as testing positive for COVID-19.
In the case of California, the state has set contact with a confirmed COVID-19 positive individual of within six feet for a period of 15 minutes or more as meriting an exposure notification. Users who receive ...
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California launching contact tracing app built on Apple/Google tech
