Open code for COVID-19 tracing app

By: Nina Hoppmann
Created: 14 May 2020 - 02:05
Updated: 14 May 2020 - 02:05

France’s National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria) released the source code and documentation for its coronavirus tracing app, StopCovid, calling on developers to improve it. The objective of the project is to make available an application to inform users if they have been in contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, and to propose the appropriate course of action, in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and Solidarity.

The code will be continuously updated based on suggestions from developers as they review the code. The move to open the source code is seen as an attempt by France to address concerns about the app’s transparency and security. The finished app is to be presented at the National Assembly on 25 May and released to the public in June.

All information: https://www.inria.fr/en/le_projet_stopcovid