France is rolling out its coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as the country's lockdown restrictions gradually ease.
TraceTogether’s app launch comes as concerns over privacy and intrusive surveillance are rising as governments try to curb the pandemic.
France and other countries have set up teams to interview people who have tested positive about their contacts. But the tracers will likely miss strangers, so the app may prove useful especially “in circumstances where you’re going to stand next to someone who is infected, without knowing, for quite a long period of time,” such as on public transportation and in restaurants, Fontanet said.Other countries around Europe have been scrambling to build their apps, often using the Google-Apple system.
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