Formed under the banners of the Consumer Technology Association and the Connected Health Initiative, the coalition's membership includes big names like Google, Boston Children's Hospital, Microsoft, ResMed and others.
The tech company said that it will be pulling its new case and trend data from sources such as Johns Hopkins, The New York Times and Wikipedia.
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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.
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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.