I didn’t realize that this had been added. I don’t have automatic updates on but it seems to have shown up anyways, under Settings > Privacy > Health.
Looks like it’s set to off by default.
Ask HN: Did everyone notice iOS now has Covid-19 tracking?
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Re: Ask HN: Did everyone notice iOS now has Covid-19 tracking?
#2This has been in the news for a while now. Good on Apple to disable the tracking by default.
Re: Ask HN: Did everyone notice iOS now has Covid-19 tracking?
#3Needed for Low Energy Bluetooth support for the various Covid-19 apps.
And while they were there, they've also added a centralized tracking id, so that the apps don't need to do decentralized tracking, and can bullshit you about less privacy.
Re: Ask HN: Did everyone notice iOS now has Covid-19 tracking?
#4If you want to know how it works, you can find the API spec here:
Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing