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 ...

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.

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 ...

How can Bluetooth direction-finding be used in digital contact tracing? For a start, the technology requires additional hardware and software infrastructure to be fully functional. For example, more ...

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Israel-based Sonarax have launched a contact-tracing app that works using sound waves, which provide greater accuracy than Bluetooth-based RF waves. (Photo by Viola Kam/SOPA Images/LightRocket via ...