Without Apple and Google, the UK’s contact-tracing app is in trouble - The Verge

Without Apple and Google, the UK’s contact-tracing app is in trouble - The Verge: Countries around the world are scrambling to build contact-tracing apps to track the spread of COVID-19. Some are working with tech giants like Apple and Google, while others want to go it alone. But doing so undermines the very apps intended to track the virus.