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Full disclosure: I personally know some of the people who have worked on this on the Google side. Nonetheless, with my academic hat on - this is very good news! The concept is privacy-by-design, data is processed only on the client side (the upload server cannot correlate), 1/ @sundarpichai/1248658168990711808On twitter.com
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... long-lived identifiers are not leaked (the only stable identifier is device-local and not shared), broadcast beacons are (derived but randomized) pseudonyms on both layers (Bluetooth MAC and high-level app beacon), and the API will be supported both on iOS and Android. 2/Permalink On twitter.com
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Localized/national apps still make sense to adapt to regional differences. However, apps like "Stopp Corona" by @roteskreuzat or built with @Novid20 should certainly look into using this API (at least in addition to other methods) to be as widely interoperable as possible. 3/3Permalink On twitter.com