Signal Threatens to Leave the US If EARN IT Act Passes

ON FRIDAY, APPLE and Google announced a joint collaboration to make a Covid-19 "contact tracing" framework available for legions of Android and iOS smartphones. Slated for release next month, the platform will give public health organizations the ability to track infections and use Bluetooth proximity analysis to warn people if they've come into contact with someone who has reported that they're infected. The service will be opt-in only and is designed to preserve privacy, the companies say.
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