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NZ Covid Tracer app gets major Bluetooth upgrade, to allow auto contact tracing

by _-_T_-_ on 12/8/20, 6:46 PM with 1 comments

• by _-_T_-_ on 12/8/20, 6:47 PM

  >The system, developed by Apple and Google, transmits a signal from your phone allowing it to swap 'randomised keys' with other phones

  >These 'randomised keys' don't include any personal information or location data.

  >The app has been endorsed by the Privacy Commissioner, with the Ministry of Health committing to releasing the source code of the app