I’ve been working a bit with one of the digital contact tracing groups, who in turn are working with Google and Apple on their upcoming smartphone OS update for Bluetooth contact tracing. I keep encouraging the group to encourage Google and Apple to use the microphone to detect talking / coughing / etc. and raise the threshold for “contact” if they’re absent. I’m very far removed from the decision-makers on this and I doubt anything will come of it, but anyway, I’m fighting the good fight :)
I agree with this post, indeed I’ve been singing a similar tune for quite a while.
I’ve been working a bit with one of the digital contact tracing groups, who in turn are working with Google and Apple on their upcoming smartphone OS update for Bluetooth contact tracing. I keep encouraging the group to encourage Google and Apple to use the microphone to detect talking / coughing / etc. and raise the threshold for “contact” if they’re absent. I’m very far removed from the decision-makers on this and I doubt anything will come of it, but anyway, I’m fighting the good fight :)