A proposed class action is asking a federal court to order Google to fix an alleged security threat that makes the company’s COVID-19 contact-tracing system developed with Apple less “privacy-preserving” than the tech giants claimed.
Nearly 40 countries and dozens of U.S. states, including California, use the Google-Apple Exposure Notification System (GAEN) for their coronavirus contact-tracing apps. The system leverages Bluetooth technology and deploys safeguards such as randomized identifiers, called rolling proximity identifiers or RPIs, and decentralized storage on devices to protect users’ privacy.
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