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Device owners in participating states will soon receive enrollment notifications, while public health authorities may automatically have Exposure Notification apps generated for them.
Dubbed Coefficient Insurance Company, it will combine Verily and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' technology.
The COVIDWISE app uses Bluetooth to anonymously detect potential exposures and is free to download.
The regulator said it was not satisfied with Google's offer to silo Fitbit-collected data so that it could not be used for advertising purposes.
Exposure Notification tools are supporting apps live in 16 countries and are also being explored by 20 U.S. states and territories, Google announced.
Google says that the apps don't have user access to location data, but health bodies using the technology for their digital tools still aren't pleased.