Security News > 2020 > April > How Apple and Google plan to combat the coronavirus through contact tracing
Contact tracing has been an often-used method of trying to curb the spread of an infectious disease by finding the people who have contracted it.
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, Apple and Google have come up with a plan to more easily implement contact tracing by building the necessary technology into their respective operating systems.
Last week, the two arch-rivals announced that their plan to pave the way for built-in contact tracing technology would arrive in two stages.
Starting in May, Apple and Google will release application program interfaces that would help public health authorities design apps with contact tracing capabilities.
Even with the necessary technology built into our phones, people would have to actively download and use apps with contact tracing.