Fact check: Under TRACE Act, cellphones will not be updated with ‘COVID-19 traceability'

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Fact check: Under TRACE Act, cellphones will not be updated with ‘COVID-19 traceability'
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We rate the claim that cellphones will be updated with COVID-19 tracing apps under the TRACE Act or other initiatives as false.

The claim: As part of the TRACE Act, cellphones are being updated with"Covid-19 traceability” apps

The TRACE Act stirred controversy on social media and brought forth privacy concerns, as social media users claimed that phones would be updated with traceability apps – without anyone knowing – to track the spread of COVID-19.with an image that states"Know what HR 6666 means for our country" includes a section that states: “Cellphones are being updated with ‘Covid-19 Traceability’ apps without us even knowing it. .

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