The tools don't reveal a person's identity or geographic location.

Central government authorities who built the app claim that contact tracing through Aarogya Setu yields a positivity rate of close to 27%, ...

In recent months, countries with large outbreaks of COVID-19, including Britain and the US, have said there are simply too many contacts to...

With the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic yet to subside, there are already grave reports of a second wave emerging in China. This is an...

Only a handful indicate the data would be anonymous, encrypted and secured.

Under the system, a team of 25,000 tracers -- supported by 20,000 testers and up to 7,000 clinicians -- will text, email or call people who...

"Google and Apple are clear that this is not a panacea but we do believe Exposure Notifications can make a contribution to the broader work...

The app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on whether they may have COVID-19, the potentially lethal illness caused by...

Apple's iPhones normally block access to Bluetooth unless the user is actively running an app. French officials want Apple to change the se...

Last week, the ecommerce industry had proposed standard operating procedures to stem the spread of the virus, which included compulsory ins...

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that though the daily rise in the toll was lower than previous days, it was important not to forget a...

Contact tracing is one of the most important solutions sought to battle the ongoing pandemic and web mapping firms in India are leveraging ...

The plans include making it a single point of access for food shelters, night shelters as well as Suraksha retail stores that are being lau...

Aarogya Setu app detects and tracks the movement of its users with the help of GPS and Bluetooth sensors and sends out a notification if th...

The technologies being used against the pandemic are raising questions about excessive surveillance.

Some map-based applications that trace the path of the virus across the globe could end up infecting a user’s phone with a virus, the digit...

Electronic bracelets and phones that report a person's whereabouts, text messages if they stray too far from quarantine and digital detecti...