contact tracing
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No, Your Phone Doesn’t Have a ‘COVID-19 Sensor’
Pull up Facebook, assuming you still use it, and type “COVID-19 sensor” into the search bar. This should show you a list of public posts where people — a not-so-small number of people, mind you — swear up and down that their phones were recently updated with a “COVID-19 tracker” that can tell them when…
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What Does A Contact Tracer Really Do?
Contact tracing is a technique epidemiologists and public health officials have long used in the fight against diseases like HIV and tuberculosis. It’s an important tool for identifying those who might be sick and keeping the infection from spreading to others. As the nation continues to reopen, contact tracing could play a large part in…
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How To Unlock Your iPhone Even Faster While Wearing A Face Mask
I’ll start with the good news. If you’re using Face ID on your iPhone or iPad Pro, and it’s driving your crazy that you can’t unlock your device while you’re wearing a face mask, worry not. With the upcoming release of iOS 13.5, Apple is making this process slightly easier.