Apple, Google Boost Privacy Protections for Contact-Tracing Tool

  • Companies to release early version to app developers next week
  • Tool, now called Exposure Notification, adds more encryption
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Apple Inc. and Google said they are putting stronger privacy protections in their upcoming contact-tracing tool for Covid-19 and that an early version will launch for developers next week.