Google and Apple’s interoperable application programming interface is designed to measure contact tracing using Bluetooth technology in smart phones. As of June 10, Alabama, North Dakota and South Carolina are the only states that have committed to using Google and Apple’s system; and Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia and Washington have begun developing their own contact tracing apps, according to the report.
Business Insider contacted officials in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to ask whether they will use the tech giants’ system. Here are the 19 states that have not yet decided:
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Here are the 16 states that have no plans to build a smartphone-based system:
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
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