Apple and Google not told of UK plans to use their tech with NHS app

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Matt Hancock had doubts about US software’s accuracy in measuring proximity to potential coronavirus carriers

of the more than £11m spent on the first version of the app, according to government contacts with the companies contracted to build it. More than half that money, £6.5m, went to German consultancy Zuhlke Engineering, which was also involved in building the second version of the app.

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