US CDC gives ‘preferred criteria’ to Apple-Google exposure notification tech

San Francisco: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new document that covers ‘preferred criteria for digital contact tracing apps like the one launched by Apple and Google.

The CDC paper outlines key features public health organisations must look for in a contact tracing or ‘exposure notification’ platforms, with the recommendations closely following methodology implemented in Apple and Google’s tedchnology.

According to CNBC, the CDC said that the minimum criteria for contact notification through apps include manual notices, which suggests a centralized system.