Kubukeka sengathi kancane kancane, eYurophu, okungenani amazwe amane aseqala ukusebenzisa i-API eyenziwe ngokuhlanganyela yi-Apple ne-Google ukuze akwazi ukulandelela oxhumana nabo bezinsuku zokugcina zomuntu othi unempilo enhle noma uthelelekile i-coronavirus. Uhlelo lokusebenza alukayekanga ukuba nabaphikisi abanamandla nezinsolo eziningi maqondana nokudalwa kwalo nokusetshenziswa kwalo ekugcineni. Kodwa-ke, iJalimane, iSwitzerland, iLatvia ne-Estonia bakushilo lokho vele bayayisebenzisa. ISpain isendleleni.
Ngenkathi ubhadane lwezempilo lushaya i-US ngamandla onke, i-Apple NE-Google bamemezele ukuthi basebenza ngokubambisana nomqondo wokuthi qalisa uhlelo lokusebenza ukuthi ibikwazi ukusiza iziphathimandla zezempilo ukuthi zihlole umuntu onalesi sifo. Inhloso enkulu ukuhlukanisa labo oxhumana nabo futhi yehlisa ukubhebhetheka kwegciwane.
Amazwe amaningi amemezele ukuthi ubumfihlo abusungulwa ngokuphelele ngakho-ke ngeke basebenzise lolu hlelo. Abanye, noma kunjalo, bakhethe ukusebenzisa i-API, ezinikezwe izinkampani ezimbili mahhala. Sebevele baqala ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza. Amagama angukhiye angama- Ukwehliswa kwamandla esikhundleni noma ukufakwa emaphakathi kwedatha eqoqwe uhlelo lokusebenza.
IJalimane, iSwitzerland, iLatvia ne-Estonia sezivele zamukele le API. Kepha kube nguLatvia ohambise ikati emanzini. Uqalise uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo. I- Uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Apturi Covid (Stop Covid) oluvela eLatvia kusekelwe "kubuchwepheshe obukhishwe ngesonto eledlule yi-Apple ne-Google, izinhlelo zabo ezisebenza nge-iOS ne-Android ezisebenzisa ama-99% ama-smartphones emhlabeni."
Sikholwa ukuthi iSpain nayo izokwethula uhlelo lokusebenza olususelwa kuleli zinga. Qala ku ngezivivinyo ngoJuni futhi izokwethulwa eCanary Islands, esicabanga ukuthi yibo abakhethiwe ngoba yibo asebethuthuke kakhulu futhi abahamba phambili kunalolu bhubhane njengamanje.