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IOS 13.5 brings the first version of the COVID-19 Exposure Notification API developed by Apple and Google. Here's how it works and protects privacy.

Credit: Apple/Google Back in 2020, the two tech giants unveiled the collaborative project as a way to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Although Apple and Google promised that the system would be privacy-respecting, a new report suggests that may not be the case on Android. The Markup, a flaw in the system could let preinstalled apps on an Android device see sensitive information, such as if a user has been in contact with another person who tested positive for COVID-19. The issue lies in the fact that contract tracing data is stored in privileged system memory on Android devices. Whil...

  The Android version of the Apple and Google Exposure Notification system reportedly has a flaw that may have leaked sensitive data to a device's preinstalled apps. Back in 2020, the two tech giants unveiled the collaborative project as a way to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Although Apple and Google promised that the system would be privacy-respecting, a new report suggests that may not be the case on Android. The Markup, a flaw in the system could let preinstalled apps on an Android device see sensitive information, such as if a user has been in contact with another person who ...

Google’s exposure notification system on Android may have a flaw in its implementation. According to a research firm’s findings, privileged system apps could, theoretically, gain access to the data. Google was alerted to the issue in February. A potential flaw discovered on Android’s COVID-19 exposure notification system could allow preinstalled apps access to sensitive information. This may include personal details about COVID-19 status, advertising IDs, and other device identifiers. Privacy research company AppCensus (via The Verge) outed the issue in a blog post on Tuesday but first...