Security News > 2020 > April > Apple and Google tweak key bits of contact-tracing privacy plan
2020-04-27 07:45
Apple and Google have revealed a little more about their plans to support COVID-19 contact-tracing apps and changed up some of their security plans.
Apple and Google won't see the information ever.
The regime outlined in the new FAQ appears also to have ended the debate over whether to use "Centralised" contact-tracing that creates on source of data, or the "Decentralised" scheme advocated by Apple, Google and the DP-3T contact-tracing effort.
Apple and Google say their system will be released in two phases.
"Apps will receive approval based on a specific set of criteria designed to ensure they are only administered in conjunction with public health authorities, meet our privacy requirements, and protect user data."