Contact tracing app development stunted by inaction in Congress
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-06-17T18:44:00
As federal officials dicker over details in a federal data privacy law, the coronavirus continues to spread. Development of a key technological tool in the fight is being kneecapped by their inaction.
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