Apple and Google Ban Location Tracking in Apps Using Contact Tracing

Apple and Google said they would ban apps from using location data with the companies' new contact tracing API.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 48 words · Bradley Rodriguez

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Google and Apple said they will ban anyappsusing location tracking services along with their jointly-created contact tracing system.

It would help experts track not only who was infected, but also identify any hotspots of the outbreak.

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