Announced that the development of a message application is underway for the possibility of rich contact April 22 22:34
Amid the spread of new coronavirus infection, it was revealed that an organization made up of IT technicians and others is developing a smartphone application that delivers a message to people who may have been in heavy contact with the infected person.
"Code for Japan", a general incorporated association made up of IT engineers, announced that it is developing applications.
This app is developed with reference to the one introduced in Singapore, and when people who have smartphones with the app come close to a certain distance, the data is encrypted and recorded on the terminal. .
If a user becomes infected, a message will be sent to those who may have made heavy contact with the necessary measures.
Even if the infected person can't remember their actions, they can quickly provide information to those who may have been in heavy contact, which will help prevent the spread of the infection.
On the other hand, it does not use information such as GPS data that can be used to infer individual behavior, but limits the entry of data on people who have been confirmed to be infected into the system to protect privacy.
We plan to utilize the mechanism jointly developed by IT major Apple and Google so that the application will function even if the basic software of the smartphone is different, and we aim to start providing it in the beginning of next month.
These apps make clear the idea that the government will carry out proof-of-concept in light of private development.