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Fresh concerns over contract tracing tech on buses

Fresh concerns around contact tracing technology and its accuracy on Irish commuter buses have been raised by a new study carried out by two researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

Fresh concerns over contract tracing tech on buses

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 17:45

Jess Casey

The Google/Apple API will be used in the Irish contact tracing app, and it is already being used in Switzerland, Italy and Germany. Stock image. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Fresh concerns around contact tracing technology and its accuracy on Irish commuter buses have been raised by a new study carried out by two researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

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