Virus ‘tracing’ by smartphone: a key to reopening society? — Afp-Relaaxnews pic
The apps would use a phone’s Bluetooth wireless signals to determine if a given user had crossed paths with an infected person. A smartphone system could effectively replace the lengthy “manual” tracing by interview currently handled by medical staff, said Francesco Benedetti, a research scientist on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology team working with more than 30 governments and health agencies on contact tracing.
Benedetti said a functioning tracing system “can help decision makers determine what is safe to open.”
Yeah...reopening a closed-circuit-bugged-society. 'Oh! I saw you showering late last night!' ...cool
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