Utah COVID-19 contact tracing app rejects Apple-Google approach

The state of Utah is one of the first U.S. states to endorse a COVID-19 contact tracing app. The app uses Bluetooth and GPS data and was built by a social media startup and doesn’t use the Apple-Google contact tracing API. Utah’s governor’s office spent $2.75 million for the app and other improvements, and will pay $300,000 per month in maintenance fees.Kif Leswing for CNBC:More than 45,000 people have signed up for Utah’s contact tracing app, Healthy Together, since it w