JMIR Publications recently published "Dissemination and Implementation of a Google Apple Exposure Notification System for COVID-19 Risk Mitigation at a National Public University: Protocol for a Pilot Evaluation Study in a Real-World Setting" in JMIR Research Protocols which reported that this paper describes the protocol for South Carolina Safer Together, developed by Clemson University to design, deploy, and evaluate multilevel communication and dissemination and implementation (D&I) strategies in line with recommendations from governmental and educational agencies to mitigate the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
In April, Google and Apple launched software that state health authorities can use to build COVID-19 contact tracing apps. But fewer than half of U.S..
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On April 27, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against Google, Inc. (“Google”) alleging that the Google-Apple Exposure Notification System (“GAEN”) – the company’s COVID-19 contact tracking app – contained a flaw that may allow third parties to access user medical information. Google had promised users of GAEN that their medical information would be held in the utmost privacy. The company explained that “the list of people you’ve been in contact with doesn’t leave your phone unless you choose to share it,” implying the data was safe from unauthorized third-party access. Further, Google promised that data collected was all anonymized such that even if third parties could access the data, the information could not be linked to a particular individual.