Michigan college mandates that students use tracking app to determine coronavirus spread

Published August 20, 2020 2:21pm ET



A small liberal arts college in Michigan ordered its students to download a contact tracing app that has had serious privacy breaches.

Albion College told its students that they would be required to use the app Aura, an app that tracks an individual’s location to mark whether they came into contact with other users of the app. The college said the app would be able to help them quickly isolate any students who may have crossed paths if someone tests positive for the coronavirus.

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