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Virtually nobody in America is using an Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing app

Thursday, December 30, 2021 1:08 pm11 Comments

Virtually nobody in America today is using an Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing (exposure notification) app…

COVID-19 contact tracing app based on Apple-Google API launches in England and Wales

Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:20 am8 Comments

England and Wales launched a COVID-19 contact tracing app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and…

Up to 90% of those who tested ‘positive’ for COVID-19 wrongly diagnosed

Thursday, September 3, 2020 10:12 amThursday, September 3, 202066 Comments

The most widely used diagnostic test for the new coronavirus, called a PCR test, provides a simple yes-no answer to the question…

UK makes U-turn; to use Apple-Google contract-tracing API

Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:21 am2 Comments

In a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its COVID-19 contact-tracing app works and shifting to a model based on technology provided by Apple…

German contact-tracing app launches as EU eyes revival of travel and tourism

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:11 pmTuesday, June 16, 20201 Comment

The German government pitched the new contact-tracing app, called Corona-Warn-App, to the country on Tuesday. The app, which works on Apple iPhones and…

U.S. Senate to unveil bipartisan bill to regulate contact tracing apps over privacy concerns

Monday, June 1, 2020 7:51 pmMonday, June 1, 20202 Comments

The U.S. Senate plans to unveil bipartisan legislation Monday to introduce regulations on COVID-19 contact tracing seeking to ensure users’ privacy …

France’s centralized contact-tracing app approved by lawmakers, to launch this weekend

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 5:00 pmWednesday, May 27, 2020No Comments

In France, the government’s contact-tracing app project was approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for a weekend launch…

Many U.S. universities to encourage use of contact tracing apps for on-campus students and staff

Friday, May 22, 2020 10:10 amFriday, May 22, 202014 Comments

Many U.S. universities are likely to strongly encourage the use of contact tracing apps for on-campus students and staff. In fact, several institutions…

How to opt out of COVID-19 contact tracing in iOS 13.5

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:48 pmWednesday, May 20, 20209 Comments

Apple in iOS 13.5 is introducing an “exposure notification” (née “contact tracing”) API. In Apple’s iOS 13.5 beta, you can opt out of contact tracing …

Loose European coalition forms on coronavirus contact tracing

Thursday, May 7, 2020 10:07 amThursday, May 7, 20202 Comments

A loose European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology for coronavirus contact tracing. Supporters of the decentralized…

Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta 4 with contact tracing API

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 1:41 pmNo Comments

Apple today released the fourth betas of upcoming iOS and iPadOS 13.5 updates to developers, one week after seeding the third betas…

UK’s NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app is fatally flawed and likely illegal

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 3:26 pmThursday, May 7, 20203 Comments

The United Kingdom’s NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app is fatally flawed and likely illegal. “Britain is sleepwalking into another coronavirus disaster…

France accuses Apple of undermining the country’s ‘StopCovid’ app

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 8:48 amTuesday, May 5, 20203 Comments

France accused Apple of undermining its effort by refusing to help make its iPhones work with the government’s planned “StopCovid” contact-tracing app …

Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

Monday, May 4, 2020 3:57 pmThursday, July 23, 20201 Comment

Apple and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system on which the two firms

France continues to insist on centralized COVID-19 contact tracing while Apple refuses to budge

Monday, May 4, 2020 12:05 pm3 Comments

The government of France continues to insist on centralized COVID-19 contact tracing while Apple refuses to budge. France’s state-supported “StopCOVID” app…

Expect Apple to release iOS 13.5 soon

Sunday, May 3, 2020 1:37 pm4 Comments

Apple this week released iOS 13.5 beta 3 to developers and public beta users. iOS 13.5 beta includes three major changes, including laying the foundation…

CDC’s digital contact tracing criteria opens door for Apple-Google approach

Saturday, May 2, 2020 1:46 pmSaturday, May 2, 20203 Comments

A new document published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) outlines what it has determined as the critical features for digital contact tracing apps …

How to opt out of COVID-19 contact tracing in iOS 13.5

Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:35 pm11 Comments

Apple in iOS 13.5 is introducing an “exposure notification” (née “contact tracing”) API. In Apple’s iOS 13.5 beta, you can opt out of contact tracing …

Most Americans are not willing or able to use a contact tracing app

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 4:16 pm41 Comments

Apple and Google have released the first version of their COVID-19 contact tracing API (they’ve rebranded it as “exposure notification”) in a new…

Apple, Google release early COVID-19 contact tracing API to developers

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 1:55 pmWednesday, April 29, 20204 Comments

Apple and Google have released the first version of their COVID-19 contact tracing API, which they’ve since rebranded as “exposure notification.” This is a…

Britain’s NHS rejects Apple-Google COVID-19 contact-tracing scheme

Monday, April 27, 2020 1:46 pmTuesday, April 28, 20208 Comments

Britain’s NHS has rejected the Apple-Google COVID-19 contact-tracing scheme. The UK’s coronavirus contact-tracing app is set to use a different model…

Apple and Google look to rebrand ‘contact tracing’ as ‘exposure notification’

Monday, April 27, 2020 9:20 amMonday, April 27, 202011 Comments

Apple and Google, working together on a COVID-19 contact tracing system are now rebranding their tools as “exposure notification.”

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