Senators question Tim Cook about the privacy of Apple`s COVID-19 app
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Congress has questions about Apple`s COVID-19 app and website. What you need to know Democratic senators have sent a letter to Tim Cook about Apple`s COVID-19 app. They have expressed concern about the privacy of users of the app. Apple has expressed that the app does not collect any personal information. Apple`s COVID-19 app and website helps users screen for coronavirus-related symptoms and provides them with recommendations and links to trusted information. A group of Democratic senators are now expressing concerns about user`s privacy when using the app and website. Reported by Bloomberg, Senators Bob Menendez, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Richard Blumenthal have sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking about the matter. The four senators are concerned `for the safety and security of Americans` private health data.` To that end, they are asking Apple to provide information about the app including any data-sharing practices and if it complies with the Health Insurance ...