Thread by @rampurple, A lot of tweeps have been raising concerns about mass surveillance to [...]

A lot of tweeps have been raising concerns about mass surveillance to fight the pandemic. I've decided to dedicate this thread of tweets to article links that address this issue.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/12/999117/blueprint-what-it-will-take-to-live-in-a-world-with-covid-19/

This is what it will take to get us back outside

It’s becoming increasingly clear how we can get back outside and back to work—although not exactly back to normal.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/12/999117/blueprint-what-it-will-take-to-live-in-a-world-with-covid-19/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/12/999186/covid-19-contact-tracing-surveillance-data-privacy-anonymity

We need mass surveillance to fight covid-19—but it doesn’t have to be creepy

I stop the car when I see him walking slowly down the empty footpath outside our now shuttered building—I know he lives on campus and is far from home. I sent my students away more than a week ago; I...

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/12/999186/covid-19-contact-tracing-surveillance-data-privacy-anonymity

https://www.protocol.com/oped-john-ackerly-surveillance-coronavirus

We can't cure COVID-19 by giving up our right to privacy

"Having served as lead White House technology adviser on Sept. 11, 2001, I've been down this path, and I know its peril far too well."

https://www.protocol.com/oped-john-ackerly-surveillance-coronavirus

https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2020/04/12/will-we-accept-being-monitored-via-our-smartphones-as-a-way-out-of-the-pandemic-and-will-we-have-any-say-in-thematter/#13673d903379

Will We Accept Being Monitored Via Our Smartphones As A Way Out Of The Pandemic, And Will We Have...

We are about to enter a phase in which, using the pandemic as a justification, it will be normal for data as personal as our geolocation, our state of health or proximity to other people to be...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2020/04/12/will-we-accept-being-monitored-via-our-smartphones-as-a-way-out-of-the-pandemic-and-will-we-have-any-say-in-thematter/#13673d903379

https://www.forbes.com/sites/federicoguerrini/2020/04/13/whats-really-worrying-about-the-apple-google-coronavirus-partnership/#3228e82e39c4

The Dark Side Of The Apple And Google Collaboration Against COVID-19

Not privacy, but the fact that they might use the partnership as a Trojan horse to control, in the long term, how governments around the world provide access to healthcare services.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/federicoguerrini/2020/04/13/whats-really-worrying-about-the-apple-google-coronavirus-partnership/#3228e82e39c4

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/13/coronavirus-contact-tracing-technology-and-privacy-protection-for-apps.html

Apps collecting data to help stop the virus spread must limit sharing of information, cybersecurity...

Personal information shared for contact tracing purposes need to be limited so that it doesn't turn into a mass invasion of privacy long term, according to Josephine Wolff.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/13/coronavirus-contact-tracing-technology-and-privacy-protection-for-apps.html

https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/13/apple-google-coronavirus-tracing/

Apple and Google discuss their coronavirus tracing efforts – TechCrunch

The tech giants answer reporters' questions.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/13/apple-google-coronavirus-tracing/

https://www.redstate.com/setonmotley/2020/04/14/china-virus-we-need-our-rights-protected-from-big-government-and-big-tech/

China Virus: We Need Our Rights Protected from Big Government and Big Tech

A year ago, we wrote this…

https://www.redstate.com/setonmotley/2020/04/14/china-virus-we-need-our-rights-protected-from-big-government-and-big-tech/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/less-than-half-in-singapore-willing-to-share-covid-19-results-with-contact-tracing-tech/

Less than half in Singapore willing to share COVID-19 results with contact tracing tech | ZDNet

Just 41% of Singaporeans are comfortable sharing a positive COVID-19 test result with contact tracing technology, though 55% -- the highest amongst six countries surveyed -- are willing to do so with...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/less-than-half-in-singapore-willing-to-share-covid-19-results-with-contact-tracing-tech/

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/countries-in-the-middle-east-are-using-ai-to-fight-coronavirus.html

Some countries in the Middle East are using artificial intelligence to fight the coronavirus...

AI's ability to crunch large amounts of data has allowed governments worldwide to collect information to try and stop the pandemic.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/countries-in-the-middle-east-are-using-ai-to-fight-coronavirus.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/proposed-government-coronavirus-app-falls-at-the-first-hurdle-due-to-data-breach/

Proposed government coronavirus tracking app falls at the first hurdle due to data breach | ZDNet

The source code of a proposed app for tracing COVID-19 exposed user data after being published online.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/proposed-government-coronavirus-app-falls-at-the-first-hurdle-due-to-data-breach/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-contact-tracing-could-use-bluetooth-track-coronavirus-your-smartphone-n1187796

Your phone could track the spread of coronavirus. Here’s what you should know.

When Bluetooth is turned on, your phone uses radio waves to figure out which other devices are nearby. This could be used to create an anonymous notification network.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-contact-tracing-could-use-bluetooth-track-coronavirus-your-smartphone-n1187796

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52353720

Why are there doubts over contact-tracing apps?

Experts raise concerns about Bluetooth technology and the risks of "mission creep".

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52353720

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-contact-tracing-could-use-bluetooth-track-coronavirus-your-smartphone-n1187796

Your phone could track the spread of coronavirus. Here’s what you should know.

When Bluetooth is turned on, your phone uses radio waves to figure out which other devices are nearby. This could be used to create an anonymous notification network.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-contact-tracing-could-use-bluetooth-track-coronavirus-your-smartphone-n1187796

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-the-privacy-issues-of-letting-big-tech-tackle-the-pandemic/

The privacy issues of letting Big Tech tackle the pandemic

As plans to digitally track how often people are close enough to contract the virus are unveiled, advocates warn civil liberties may be threatened

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-the-privacy-issues-of-letting-big-tech-tackle-the-pandemic/

https://fortune.com/2020/04/20/coronavirus-contact-tracing-privacy-europe-pepp-pt-dp3t-covid-19-tracking/

Controversy around privacy splits Europe's push to build COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

"It is vital that...we do not create a tool that enables large-scale data collection on the population, either now or at a later time," critics of a leading European contact-tracing platform warn.

https://fortune.com/2020/04/20/coronavirus-contact-tracing-privacy-europe-pepp-pt-dp3t-covid-19-tracking/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/20/coronavirus-digital-contact-tracing-will-fail-unless-privacy-is-respected-experts-warn

Digital contact tracing will fail unless privacy is respected, experts warn

Letter suggests citizens will reject any centralised app launched to prevent coronavirus that harvests superfluous data

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/20/coronavirus-digital-contact-tracing-will-fail-unless-privacy-is-respected-experts-warn

Added to thread of articles that address the issues of data and mass surveilance to fight the pandemic. https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/26/australia-launches-controversial-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app/

Australia launches controversial coronavirus contact tracing app

The Australian government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy protections around it.

https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/26/australia-launches-controversial-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app/

Blockchain Technologists Launch Initiative That Grants Passports for the COVID-19 Immunes https://en.pingwest.com/a/6547

Blockchain Technologists Launch Initiative That Grants Passports for the COVID-19 Immunes

60+ companies came together to develop a blockchain-based credential system for recovered or vaccinated people, to help bring societies back to normal.

https://en.pingwest.com/a/6547

Quite a few articles being share to this thread today: https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-facial-recognition-idINKCN2280AU

Israeli firm raises $5 million for tech to recognise mask-covered faces

Israel's Corsight AI, which has developed technology to recognise faces concealed by masks, goggles and plastic shields, raised $5 million from Awz Ventures, a Canadian fund focused on intelligence...

https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-facial-recognition-idINKCN2280AU

https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-tracking-apps-how-are-countries-monitoring-infections/a-53254234

Coronavirus tracking apps across the world

Smartphone apps and other digital technology have been widely used to help limit the spread of coronavirus. Countries are now developing their own apps to trace the virus's journey.

https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-tracking-apps-how-are-countries-monitoring-infections/a-53254234

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