Record time. Wanting is power. We all know what it costs to run machinery in large companies. Meetings, more meetings, different points of view, reports, and more meetings before making any important decisions.
In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, every day counts. Apple and Google have put the batteries. Only a few days ago they reached an agreement to create the joint bluetooth contact platform, and today they have just announced that it will be operational in five days. Bravo for Apple, and Bravo for Google.
iGeneration just published that Tim Cook has promised European Commissioner Thierry Breton that the Apple and Google Contacts API will be operational on April 28. Yesterday Breton himself confirmed it at a press conference.
At the same press conference, Breton He also discussed other issues related to the application. According to a Reuters report, it "urged Apple to work constructively with national health authorities to ensure that contact tracing applications developed by national governments work on their devices."
Google and Apple announced the joint creation of a contact tracing platform to stop the spread of COVID-19 earlier this month.. The system aims to help track where infected people have been and who they have come into contact with. In the original press release announcing the initiative, the two companies promised that it would be available in May.
Both companies have highlighted the importance of protecting user data. For example, their contact tracking API does not collect personally identifiable information or location data. The application will also protect the confidentiality of the information. This will be possible through an anonymous password that changes every 15 minutes.
Now it is only necessary for governments to reach an agreement with the same efficiency to create your own applications taking advantage of the database offered by Apple and Google.