Customers wait for their take out order at Fatburger in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles on Dec 6. Starting Dec 10, Californians will be able to activate the new ‘exposure notification’ tool in their iPhone settings or on Android phones by downloading the CA Notify app from the Google Play store. — Richard Vogel/AP
SACRAMENTO, California: California Governor Gavin Newsom on Dec 7 in the United States announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases soar higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people still say they won't heed the pleas to stay home.
The tool – which has been used on a pilot basis on some state university campuses – doesn’t track people’s identities or locations but uses Bluetooth wireless signals to detect when two phones are within six feet (1.8m) of each other for at least 15 minutes, officials said.
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