When I started this I said to the team that I need you to make something that tracks contacts and enables us to keep a lid on the virus, but protects people’s privacy and data in an ironclad way, so that’s what this is designed to do.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo discussing the new app “Crush COVID RI” that is designed to help state officials track and stop the spread of the coronavirus. (The Hill — May 19, 2020)