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France's Virus Tracing App Ready to Go, Parliament to Vote

Associated Press

   PARIS - French lawmakers were set to vote Wednesday on whether to
   endorse a contact-tracing app designed to contain the spread of the
   coronavirus amid sharp debate over privacy concerns.
   If approved, France's StopCovid app will be made available to users on
   a voluntary basis starting Monday. The government committed to honoring
   the result of the non-binding parliamentary vote.
   French privacy watchdog CNIL backed the app this week, stating the
   technology "won't lead to creating a list of infected people but only a
   list of contacts using pseudonymous data. It does respect the concept
   of data protection."
   The app uses Bluetooth signals on mobile phones to trace individuals
   that people infected with the virus had contact with and informs them
   of potential exposure so they can self-isolate. It will store anonymous
   data in a government-run centralized database for 14 days before
   erasing it.
   How Contact Tracing Apps work

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