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pith:2020:XWP63HHQKUUEOR22YZHVLZ7RW2
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Bluetooth Smartphone Apps: Are they the most private and effective solution for COVID-19 contact tracing?

Evangelia Kyrimi, Graham A Hitman, Kudakwashe Dube, Magda Osman, Martin Neil, Norman E Fenton, Peter Lucas, Scott McLachlan

arxiv:2005.06621 v2 · 2020-05-08 · cs.CY

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arxiv: 2005.06621 · arxiv_version: 2005.06621v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2005.06621 · pith_short_12: XWP63HHQKUUE · pith_short_16: XWP63HHQKUUEOR22 · pith_short_8: XWP63HHQ
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