Episode 39: iOS 13.5 Exposure Notification with Dr. Vivian Pugh and Zac Hall

The Icon Garden

The doctor is in.

Zac Hall returns and joins first time special guest Dr. Vivian Pugh, internal medicine physician (and Jake’s amazing wife), for a discussion on contract tracing, how it has traditionally been done and what the new Exposure Notification API developed by Apple and Google can do to improve contact tracing for Covid-19 while maintaining user privacy. How does it work? Who is embracing it? Vivian and Zac help us understand from both a medical and technological perspective, and we hope you enjoy this fascinating discussion on a very timely subject.

Originally recorded on May 22, 2020

Show Notes and Links:

• Zac Hall on Twitter
• Which U.S. states are using Apple’s Exposure Notification API for COVID-19 contact tracing? - 9to5Mac
• How Apple and Google’s Exposure Notification API works - 9to5Mac
• 9to5Mac - Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day
• Contact Tracing
• What Is ‘Contact Tracing’ and How Does it Work?
• Jake’s HomeKit Page - Newly revised! Jake’s HomeKit wire-map and mini-reviews of gear used, tested, or discarded. If you want to support the show by using our affiliate links for your HomeKit needs, we would certainly appreciate it!

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