I-British NHS iyala i-Apple-Google COVID-19 othintana nabo i-API

Indwangu engaka. Lapho ohulumeni bengena endleleni, izinhlansi zihlala zindiza phakathi kobumfihlo babasebenzisi i-Apple evikela ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye, nentando yamazwe awo wonke amazwe phula lokho kungasese "Ukuze kuzuze isizwe."

Njengoba uTim Cook ememezele ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, kusasa i- I-Joint API phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Google yokuthungatha othintana naye ukuxwayisa ngezifo ezingenzeka ngeCovid-19. Ekugcineni, uhlelo lwezempilo lwaseBrithani lwe-NHS ngeke lusebenzise. Uncamela ukuthi labo oxhumana nabo babekwe endaweni eyodwa kuseva engaphansi kolawulo lwakho.

El I-UK National Health Service (NHS) ukwenqabile ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe obuzayo bokulandela imininingwane obuvela kwa-Apple kanye neGoogle, ngenxa yohlelo lwayo lukazwelonke. Ngokungafani ne-API eyenziwe phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Google, uhlelo lwe-NHS luzobona ama-iPhones nezingcingo ze-Android ngokuqhubekayo, zibika ku-database emaphakathi encike kuhulumeni waseBrithani, ukulawula yonke leyo datha ngokuthanda, noma ngabe bafuna ukuyiphika kangakanani.

Uhlelo lwe I-NHSX, iqembu lokweluleka ngobuchwepheshe leNational Health Service, lizosebenza ngeBluetooth. Izongena lapho amadivayisi amabili esondelene ngokwanele ndawonye isikhathi eside kunesilinganiso sesikhathi esingachaziwe bese edlulisa lolo lwazi ku-database emaphakathi, lapho lolo lwazi luzogcinwa khona.

Ngokuphindaphindiwe, uhlelo olwenzelwe i-Apple ne-Google luzovumela ukulandelwa koxhumana naye ukuthi kwenzeke ngaphandle kokuthi uhlelo lokusebenza luqale noma lusetshenziswe. Ngenxa yezizathu zobumfihlo, lezi zinkunzi ezimbili zaseMelika nazo zihlela ukwenza ukulandelwa kwangempela koxhumana nabo. kudivayisi yomuntu ngamunye, ukuze idatha ingadluliswa kumaseva enkampani eyodwa, ngengozi yokuthi lokhu kusho.

I-NHSX igcizelela ukuthi izokwazi cwaninga imininingwane, futhi uvumelanise uhlelo ngokushesha okukhulu, uma lonke lolu lwazi lugcinwa kumaseva abo. "Cishe kulula ukukwenza ngohlelo olusebenza ndawonye," kusho umeluleki weNHSX uSolwazi Christophe Fraser etshela abezindaba zeBBC. Futhi kusobala ukuthi uhulumeni waseBrithani uphethe lonke lolo lwazi.

Uhlelo lwe-NHSX kubikwa ukuthi lusizwe ngochwepheshe abavela ku- Isikhungo Sokuphepha Kwezwe se-GCHQ, yize i-NCSC itshele i-BBC ukuthi yeluleke kuphela ngobuchwepheshe. I-BBC iphawula ukuthi i-Apple neGoogle balisekele iqembu laseBrithani, kanti nesitatimende seNHSX uqobo siyakuphinda lokhu. "Sisebenzisana ne-Apple ne-Google ekusekeleni kwabo ukwamukela ukulandelela izicelo emhlabeni jikelele," usho kanje.
I-NHSX ithi izokwethula uhlelo lwayo lokusebenza "emasontweni ambalwa ezayo," ngenkathi i-Apple neGoogle ngokusobala behlela ukwethula uhlelo lwabo ngo-Ephreli 28.