Apple, Google release COVID-19 exposure notification API

As promised, Americal technology majors Apple and Google released the COVID-19 exposure notification API (Application Program Interface) for global health authorities and registered app developers.

“Starting today, our Exposure Notifications technology is available to public health agencies on both iOS and Android. What we’ve built is not an app — rather public health agencies will incorporate the API into their own apps that people install. Our technology is designed to make these apps work better. Each user gets to decide whether or not to opt-in to Exposure Notifications; the system does not collect or use location from the device; and if a person is diagnosed with COVID-19, it is up to them whether or not to report that in the public health app.