Covid-19: Scientists develop Bluetooth tracing system that respects privacy

UCL says the system is ready to be deployed into an app, which will store no sensitive data on a centralised cloud server.

Scientists in England say they have developed a Bluetooth tracing system which is ready to be deployed into an app in the fight against coronavirus.

A team at UCL (University College London) have been working on the technology with data privacy experts to ease concerns of misuse.