Covid-19: German tech startups plead for European approach to corona tracing app

An artistic crayon depiction of the Covid-19 coronavirus painted by children on a street in Berlin, Germany. While any steps to improve contact tracing technology are welcome, maintaining control over data in ecosystems that already run 99% of the world's smartphone isn't, said Teicke. — dpa/AP

BERLIN: Europe should not cede its sovereignty to Silicon Valley when it comes to using technology to help trace those at risk of coronavirus infection, the German developers of a smartphone app said on April 14.

Apple and Google said last week that they would collaborate on technology to track electronic 'handshakes' between devices that come into close proximity as a way to follow the risk of infection.