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6 things about OpenTrace — the open source code published by the TraceTogether team

12 April 2020

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By open-sourcing TraceTogether’s source code, the team hopes other organisations and countries can build similar Bluetooth-based contact tracing solutions suited to their local context while enabling interoperability across jurisdictions so we can collectively combat COVID-19 globally.

OpenTrace and how the technology works

1. OpenTrace will be managed by a group of open-source advocates

2. Other communities can adapt OpenTrace to suit their own needs

3. BlueTrace protocol can be the basis for privacy-preserving contact tracing standards globally

4. Contact logging is decentralised…

5. …but contact tracing is centralised

6. Last but not least, an extra step for iOS users

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