The State of California has asked the University of California to lead an expansion of a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system recently tested at seven University of California campuses. Under this statewide program, researchers and entrepreneurs at UC San Diego Health who developed and led the pilot program will manage broadening the program for the State.
The notification system, called CA Notify which will officially launch on December 10, enables individuals who opt-in to the program to receive automatic smartphone notifications if the user has high-risk exposure to other enrolled users who are diagnosed with COVID-19. As part of the privacy-first approach, users decide whether they want to share their own verified positive test result with the system and with other users. The technology does not store location information. Also, the identities of users are not shared.
The notification system prompts users who receive an alert to self-isolate and seek clinical resources, which are key to limiting the spread of COVID-19. The system uses Google/Apple Exposure Notification (GAEN) technology...
Full release at https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/covid-19-exposure-notification-system-expands-statewide-university-california-lead-roll
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The governor's announcement about the new app is at:
https://archive.org/details/newsom-11-9-20/newsom+12-7-20.mp4
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