Coronavirus: Why Singapore turned to wearable contact-tracing tech

ByJerome Smith
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53146360

Composite of TraceTogether Token hardware

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Andrew Huang

Singapore’s TraceTogether Tokens are the latest effort to tackle Covid-19 with tech. But they have also reignited a privacy debate.

The wearable devices complement the island’s existing contact-tracing app, to identify people who might have been infected by those who have tested positive for the virus.

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