Last week, Apple and Google announced that they would be joining forces to create a tool that will assist public health authorities in creating contact tracing apps to help stop the spread of Covid-19 ...

At the heart of all Bluetooth-based contact tracing apps is one fundamental issue: whether they actually help in the struggle to slow the spread of Covid-19. Whether they’re effective or not can be ...

Despite very public messaging that the Bluetooth contact-tracing tools for COVID-19 developed by Google and Apple would not track users' locations, its implementation within Android operating systems ...

As more governments turn to contact tracing apps to aid in their efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, cybersecurity experts are warning this may spark renewed interest in Bluetooth attacks.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Bluetooth-based system predicted close contacts with an accuracy between 0.88 and 1. The system also ...

After a patient tests positive for COVID-19, health care professionals begin to notify individuals who may have crossed paths with that person. This is both for their own safety and to ensure that ...

Independent Analysis Examines iTagPro's Bluetooth Technology, Realistic Use Cases, Limitations, and How to Determine If It ...

Utah is accepting applications from companies that can supply a Bluetooth contact tracing technology to track the spread of COVID-19. That’s not because state leaders want to scrap Healthy Together, ...

Traditional manual contact tracing is not fast enough to keep pace with the rapid spread of COVID-19. Here, technology can shorten the delay between confirming an infected case and isolating all ...

You might know Bluetooth best for helping you pair your headphones and smartphone, but the 21-year-old wireless technology is getting a new wave of attention now that it’s at the heart of ...

Google and Apple are racing to build a framework for smartphone apps that may help reopen the world economy during the coronavirus pandemic. But what would the apps do? And how would they work? A ...

The proposal forgoes a system based on location tracking for Bluetooth proximity tracking. The idea is that rather than tracking your location, the system will use the Bluetooth on your phone, which ...