I'll pass, thank you.The app, developed by Apple and Google, launched this week and has been adopted by six states while others are still exploring the platform.
The program uses Bluetooth to keep a 14-day log of other phones within a certain radius with their Exposure Notifications turned on and whether their users have reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses.
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If you have an iPhone, you need to make sure you have the latest software — iOS 13.7 or later — in order to access the application. You can find it under Settings, where you can turn on Exposure Notifications. If you have an Android, you'll have to wait a little longer — Google is working on an app to be released later this month for Android 6.0+ phones.
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Nobody's going to do it. Are they?. Right now, Maryland, Nevada, Virginia and Washington, D.C., have opted in, while Alabama, Arizona, North Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada and Virginia have launched their own versions using this technology. And even then, it's up to users to enable it and to let the app know if they've tested positive for COVID-19. You can't just put in a positive diagnosis if you haven't been tested either — you need a verification code from a public health authority.
Not to mention the fucking government, which will no doubt have access.As of April, Americans were split down the middle on whether or not they would use such an app, according to a poll by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland. Only 43 percent of smartphone users polled expressed "a great deal" or "a good amount" of trust in Google and Apple.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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