Reports say South Korea is set to begin a pilot project to use facial recognition in CCTV cameras to track people infected with coronavirus.

The move comes amid privacy concerns with the system using artificial intelligence algorithms. The technology will track people who had come in contact with people infected with the virus including tracking people who wear masks.

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The country already has a sophisticated COVID-19 tracking system. An official said it will make the tracking system faster. The technology can reportedly track up to ten people.

South Korea's health body asserted that the technology should be used only to track those infected by the disease.

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Other countries have also experimented with the facial recognition system amid the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Israeli government had earlier started the tracking system which was designed by its intelligence service to locate people hit with the virus.

The Israeli system was started by the previous government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. The Naftali Bennett government had restarted the programme after the Omicron variant was detected in the country.

However, after running it for a while the controversial system was stopped after the Israeli government said it was set to run it for a brief period. The government added that the tracking system would be reintroduced if the morbidity increases.

(With inputs from Agencies)

Reports say South Korea is set to begin a pilot project to use facial recognition in CCTV cameras to track people infected with coronavirus. The move comes amid privacy concerns with the system using artificial intelligence algorithms.

Reports say South Korea is set to begin a pilot project to use facial recognition in CCTV cameras to track people infected with coronavirus. The move comes amid privacy concerns with the system using artificial intelligence algorithms. The technology will track people who had come in contact with people infected with the virus including tracking people who wear masks. Also Read| Coronavirus mutation tracker: New strain leading to chaos and confusion across the globe The country already has a sophisticated COVID-19 tracking system. An official said it will make the tracking system faster. The technology can reportedly track up to ten people. South Korea's health body asserted that the technology should be used only to track those infected by the disease. Also Read: To safeguard lone women, UK looks for 'walk me home' phone-tracker Other countries have also experimented with the facial recognition system amid the pandemic. The Israeli government had earlier started the tracking system which was designed by its intelligence service to locate people hit with the virus. The Israeli system was started by the previous government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. The Naftali Bennett government had restarted the programme after the Omicron variant was detected in the country. However, after running it for a while the controversial system was stopped after the Israeli government said it was set to run it for a brief period. The government added that the tracking system would be reintroduced if the morbidity increases. (With inputs from Agencies)

Now, South Korea to test facial recognition tech to track Covid-19 cases

Apple and Google have released a software tool that will make it possible for nations to release coronavirus contact-tracing apps.

Together, the tech giants rolled out a&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;exposure notification system, essentially a unified programming interface that will allow public&nbsp;health&nbsp;departments to create their own contact tracing applications.

Contact-tracing apps are designed to automatically log when two people come into proximity to each other for a significant amount of time.

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If one is later diagnosed with the coronavirus, the other can be given an alert, which might suggest they self-isolate and/or request a medical test of their own.

The software relies on Bluetooth wireless technology to detect when someone who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who later tests positive for the virus.

It is much safer in comparison to other applications&nbsp;as it does not use&nbsp;Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.

"Starting today, our Exposure Notifications technology is available to public health agencies on both iOS and Android," Apple and Google said in a statement.

"Today, this technology is in the hands of public health agencies across the world who will take the lead and we will continue to support their efforts."

The companies had&nbsp;announced the unprecedented collaboration&nbsp;to leverage their technology to help trace and contain the spread of coronavirus last month, and say 22 countries and several US states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software.

Apple and Google have released a software tool that will make it possible for nations to release coronavirus contact-tracing apps. Together, the tech giants rolled out a COVID-19 exposure notification system, essentially a unified programming interface that will allow public health departments to create their own contact tracing applications.

Apple and Google have released a software tool that will make it possible for nations to release coronavirus contact-tracing apps. Together, the tech giants rolled out a COVID-19 exposure notification system, essentially a unified programming interface that will allow public health departments to create their own contact tracing applications. Contact-tracing apps are designed to automatically log when two people come into proximity to each other for a significant amount of time. Also read: Scientists release app to track COVID-19 symptoms, inform users about hot spots If one is later diagnosed with the coronavirus, the other can be given an alert, which might suggest they self-isolate and/or request a medical test of their own. The software relies on Bluetooth wireless technology to detect when someone who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who later tests positive for the virus. It is much safer in comparison to other applications as it does not use Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. "Starting today, our Exposure Notifications technology is available to public health agencies on both iOS and Android," Apple and Google said in a statement. "Today, this technology is in the hands of public health agencies across the world who will take the lead and we will continue to support their efforts." The companies had announced the unprecedented collaboration to leverage their technology to help trace and contain the spread of coronavirus last month, and say 22 countries and several US states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software.

Apple and Google launch digital COVID-19 contact tracing system

Council and healthcare workers will be the first to try an NHS app that tracks the coronavirus outbreak.

They will use the contact-tracing app on Tuesday.&nbsp;If the trial is successful, the app will be rolled out across the whole of the UK by the middle of May, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

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It is part of the government's strategy for coming out of lockdown, which aims to have widespread testing and contact tracing in place to monitor and reduce any future outbreaks.

The new app will be published on Apple and Google's app stores. It works by using a Bluetooth connection.

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It records when two people who have the app are within a certain distance of each other for longer than a specified amount of time.

If one of those people later reports having symptoms, all the other app users they came into contact with over the last seven days will be alerted and told to self-isolate.

However, concerns have been raised over privacy, though ministers say the app has been designed with this "front of mind".

The app aims to quickly trace recent contacts of anyone who tests positive for the virus.

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Council and healthcare workers will be the first to try an NHS app that tracks the coronavirus outbreak. They will use the contact-tracing app on Tuesday. If the trial is successful, the app will be rolled out across the whole of the UK by the middle of May, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

Council and healthcare workers will be the first to try an NHS app that tracks the coronavirus outbreak. They will use the contact-tracing app on Tuesday. If the trial is successful, the app will be rolled out across the whole of the UK by the middle of May, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. Also read: More than 250,000 die of coronavirus worldwide; confirmed recoveries near 12 lakh It is part of the government's strategy for coming out of lockdown, which aims to have widespread testing and contact tracing in place to monitor and reduce any future outbreaks. The new app will be published on Apple and Google's app stores. It works by using a Bluetooth connection. Also read: World leaders pledge $8 billion to fight COVID-19 but US steers clear It records when two people who have the app are within a certain distance of each other for longer than a specified amount of time. If one of those people later reports having symptoms, all the other app users they came into contact with over the last seven days will be alerted and told to self-isolate. However, concerns have been raised over privacy, though ministers say the app has been designed with this "front of mind". The app aims to quickly trace recent contacts of anyone who tests positive for the virus.

Council and healthcare workers first to try NHS app that tracks coronavirus

With the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of slowing the governments across the globe are using mobile technology to trace people who thought to have COVID-19. But how do these tracing apps work? Watch WION report.

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