A no-phone/no-app contact tracing hardware token

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02851v1
• Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 19:44:11 GMT
• Title: A no-phone/no-app contact tracing hardware token
• Authors: T. Bensky
• Abstract summary: This work was motivated by the need for a technology-assisted contact tracer that avoids privacy issues with those involving a mobile phone. Contact tracing is done here without the use of a mobile phone or an app at all. The ESP32 is used to both advertise and receive health information to others in close proximity, forming a strictly peer-to-peer contact tracer.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We report the development of an open-source, hardware-based contact tracer, made from readily available parts, costing less than $20USD. This work was motivated by the need for a technology-assisted contact tracer that avoids privacy issues found with those involving a mobile phone. Contact tracing is done here without the use of a mobile phone or an app at all. Instead, contact tracing is implemented using Bluetooth Low Energy on an ESP32 micro-controller. The ESP32 is used to both advertise and receive health information to others in close proximity, forming a strictly peer-to-peer contact tracer. The contact tracer can be assembled by an individual and configured use within minutes.

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