Google and Apple are developing an infrastructure for contact-tracing smartphone apps to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy group, is raising concerns about the risks involved. Some components of the system Google is developing are susceptible to hacking, the group says. The EFF says these apps need to be retired after the current healthcare crisis passes to avoid abuse. Apple and Google are preparing to release early versions of the jointly developed infrastructure to app developers for testing.”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/contact-tracing-apps-privacy-group-raises-concerns-a-14207