Google blocks the UK`s NHS COVID-19 app update over privacy concerns
(Android Central)

Google`s contact tracing API has prohibited location tracking since its inception. What you need to know The UK`s update to the NHS COVID-19 app was rejected by both Apple and Google today. This is because the update would have requested location data from users. This move would have counter to the policies of both technology companies. Google and Apple have both blocked an update to the UK`s NHS COVID-19 app today over privacy concerns (via BBC). The update, if it rolled out, would have allowed users to share details of all their recently visited locations to the government, This was part of the UK`s strategy to keep track of contacts and prevent outbreaks as it lifted some COVID-19 restrictions on April 12. However, the update was blocked by the Play Store and Apple`s App Store. This is because both Google and Apple restrict sharing of location data either via the contact tracing APIs to the companies themselves, or to public health agencies. The update itself would have brok...