Security News > 2020 > June > Coronavirus Tracing App a Test for Privacy-Minded Germany
2020-06-16 10:26
Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it.
Smartphone apps have been touted as a high-tech tool in the effort to track down potential COVID-19 infections.
Governments in privacy-conscious Europe have run into legal and cultural hurdles trying to reconcile the need for effective tracing with the continent's strict data privacy standards.
The German government insists users will have full control over their data.
A poll this month published by public broadcaster ARD found that slightly more Germans - 42% - said they would use the tracing app than the 39% who said they wouldn't.