#ContactTracing

I don’t understand what this Apple and Google partnership means exactly but it sure seems like they have solved the problem of phone tracking without mass government surveillance. Quite a

My concern here is that it assumes there are only two options - download or refuse Aus's covid19 app - without asking whether it could be designed for better privacy:

Senator Colin Deacon

Open source projects like #CovidShield are so important. A @ScienceMagazine study found 46% of transmission is PRE-SYMPTOMATIC. Rapid & complete #ContactTracing is essential to personal & economic health. 80% of

JustSpacyStacie

We better fight like hell against the #ContactTracing bill. When the SS shows up to interrogate you over #COVID symptoms, they will bring the same people that murdered #GeorgeFloyd with

Andy Kaplan-Myrth

Knowing that app-based #ContactTracing is likely to be used in Canada as well, it’s interesting to follow discussions in Australia as they roll out #covidsafe. It looks like they’re off

#BREAKING: NEW Software update for @Apple #iOS135 “introduces the Exposure Notification API to support COVID-19 contact tracing apps from public health authorities.”#COVID #Coronavirus #Covid19AndTech #ContactTracing #TrackandTrace #Big

I've worked through the privacy preserving contact tracing spec so that don't have to. Importantly, the term "contact" here specifically means "person you may have come in contact with", not

Certainly this What are the ACTUAL problems we are trying to solve here? [N.B. These may not be the same as what you're being told...]And on which of these problems

Pwn All The Things

pwnallthethings

So Google and Apple just released their cryptography spec for COVID-19 contact-tracing. A couple thoughts. https://covid19-static.cdn-apple.com/applications/covid19/current/static/contact-tracing/pdf/ContactTracing-CryptographySpecification.pdf First

Eric D Perakslis

Thread . Lots of positive energy towards #ContactTracing from the tech sector, but not sure we need more/better apps for #COVID19 #ContactTracing is much more than just maps, which

the heart of this Google/Apple contact tracing proposal seems to harken back to the bad old days of Bluetooth wardriving, where you could sniff the unique ID being emitted by

Jane Lytvynenko

Apple + Google are teaming up (!!) to create a cross-platform way to use phones for contact tracing. This will be opt-in and be done over Bluetooth instead of geolocation

#DigitalHealth Futurist 👨‍💻

Looks like the #NHS #TestAndTrace #contactTracing app is finally here. Why did it take them so long? It's of less utility to me right now given my #longcovid has me

Dr. Rob Davidson #WearAMask

IMPORTANT: While "contact tracing" is essential to curbing the spread of #COVID19, new polls show many Americans don't want to do it. Here’s what it actually is & why we

Dorje Gurung, ScD (h.c.)

1/Today starts the 1st day of #lockdown-free day after a completely failed 4-month attempt at mitigating the spread of d #coronavirus.Something that's been reaffirmed dramatically AGAIN in these 7-month times

Ada Lovelace Institute

AdaLovelaceInst

Our webinar: No Silver Bullet has just kicked off! We're discussing how UK govt can use technologies to transition out of COVID-19 lockdown, while protecting public health.We'll tweet a few