COVID-19 contact tracing: Maybe analog trumps APIs and high tech approaches

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Rhode Island, a state with residents that comply with mask wearing and a few inconveniences that seem to balance life and business fairly well, has its own app for contact tracing but a keep-it-simple approach may be more valuable. Now Im dreading a call from a 401 area code, but its straightforward compared to high-tech approaches that have bombed so far. The low-tech approach landed as Android and Apple iOS COVID-19 exposure notifications rolled out (how it works). The approach doesnt quite work during the summer travel season and people hopping between states. A bevy of enterprise tech vendors have rolled out contact tracing as a feature for businesses.

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