Apps to fight COVID-19

[Trevor DeVore]

On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 5:07 PM Mark Wieder via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> On 4/10/20 11:56 AM, Mike Doub via use-livecode wrote:
> > Apple and Google adding contact tracking to their OSs
> >
> >
> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html#link-418ae121
>
>  From my limited understanding of this, Apple and Google are creating an
> API which will be part of the OS. And then it's up to developers to
> create apps and convince users to download them (Apple gets their 30%
> off the top, no?). So at best we have reporting from the set of users
> who have decided to opt in, download an app, and accept the app's
> permissions.


Here are some additional details. Seems like a good thing they are doing.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/10/apple-and-google-are-launching-a-joint-covid-19-tracing-tool/

-- 
Trevor DeVore
ScreenSteps