Contact tracing as COVID-19 aid.

Successful containment of the Coronavirus pandemic rests on the ability to quickly and reliably identify those who have been in close proximity to a contagious individual.

Mayank Varia from Boston University describes how his team suggests an approach based on using short-range communication
mechanisms, like Bluetooth, that are available in all modern cell phones.

The research can be found here:

Anonymous Collocation Discovery:
Harnessing Privacy to Tame the Coronavirus

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