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Medical staff members wear masks and protective suits to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, outside the special isolation ward of District Hospital Aluva in Kochi (PTI)

Now, Kerala decides to use GPS tracking to rein in coronavirus...

Engineering students employed for surveillance of quarantined cases

13 March 2020 9:57 AM IST

Many governments have already tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to roll out their own phone apps to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those apps have encountered technical problems on Apple and Android phones and havent been widely adopted. They often use GPS to track peoples location, which Apple and Google are banning from their new tool because of privacy and accuracy concerns.

After a long wait, Google and Apple release their joint COVID app...

It uses Bluetooth technology to detect when someone who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who...

21 May 2020 7:55 PM IST

These devices in turn supply data that makes it easier to track utilities, lighting, parking, health and the environment. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smartphones can be used to make cities 'smarter': study

Considering the pros and cons of each option, the decision as to which one is better becomes a non-trivial answer.

4 Dec 2017 6:32 PM IST