Apple and Google weigh privacy concerns as EU demands coronavirus apps not track location data

April 17, 2020

Technology NewsApril 16, 2020 / 11:53 AM / Updated 17 hours agoApple, Google weigh location tracking rules as EU seeks privacy-based virus appsFoo Yun Chee4 Min ReadBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apps to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus should not collect user location data, the European Commission said on Thursday, as Apple Inc and Google weighed whether to work with virus apps that use location tracking.FILE PHOTO: 3D printed coronavirus model and Google logo are placed near an Apple Macbook Pro in this illustration taken April 12, 2020.

Apps to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus should not collect user location data, the European Commission said on Thursday.Read More

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