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The debate rages over centralised vs. decentralised contact tracing infrastructure but neither of these guarantee privacy. There is an alternative as explained superbly by @ireneclng @dataswift_io @sharetrace_app bit.ly/2T69YCh #COVID #sharetrace

Contact tracing apps: What’s the least worst option? Neither the NHS nor the Google/Apple contact tracing solutions will work. But there is a way to collect Covid-19 health data without compromising privacy. (Spoiler alert: It's @sharetrace_app) sifted.eu/articles/conta…

The mobile location tracking programs governments are using in the fight against Covid-19 pose serious risks to human rights, Human Rights Watch said. hrw.org/news/2020/05/1…

Neither the NHS nor the Google/Apple contact tracing solutions will work. But there is a way to collect Covid-19 health data without compromising privacy, writes Professor @ireneclng at @dataswift_io and @wmgwarwick sifted.eu/articles/conta…

Print ad budgets were doing just fine all the way though the first decade or more of the consumer internet. Then they weren't. sharetrace.org/news?p=covid-a…

Silicon Valley companies have proposed automating the arduous task of identifying people potentially exposed to Covid-19. They're finding few takers. sharetrace.org/news?p=wired

Rakning C-19, which launched in early April, was hailed as a way to “make the tracing of transmissions easier” at the time. sharetrace.org/news?p=nearly-…

The NHS contact-tracing app must not be rolled out across the UK until the government has increased privacy and data protections, an influential parliamentary committee has said sharetrace.org/news?p=uk-cont…

Now that COVID-19 lockdowns are slowly starting to lift in the US, a group of senators want to set privacy expectations for the contact tracing apps that could help keep the virus in check. sharetrace.org/news?p=senate-…

Big tech and other digital companies are net beneficiaries. Some of this shift will be permanent, and well-capitalized tech companies are likely to expand their power by grabbing talent and buying companies for their IP — then dissolving them. sharetrace.org/news?p=technol…

In Manhattan, thermal cameras will measure body temperatures as employees file into a 32-story office tower at Rockefeller Center. The owner said it is also developing a mobile app for tenants to monitor how closely workers are complying with distancing. sharetrace.org/news?p=welcome…

Apple and Google on Monday said they are limiting their coronavirus contact-tracing software to one app per country but will support countries that opt for a state or regional approach. sharetrace.org/news?p=apple-g…

For an app to successfully reach 60% of the population, it can’t just be designed for the avid smartphone user with an iPhone 11 Pro; it also needs to be usable by people with older phones. sharetrace.org/news?p=this-is…

The technology giants have laid out new rules for those using their upcoming exposure notification system. sharetrace.org/news?p=google-…

"The public, however, is split on if they’ll even use contact tracing apps. Respondents were split on whether they’d use if one was made available. Of the 50% who would, only 17% said definitely would use compared to 32% who said they’d probably use it." sharetrace.org/news?p=america…

There is no Silicon Valley wizardry that will easily solve our problems. These different designs present us with different trade-offs and policy choices. sharetrace.org/news?p=contact…

Just a few months ago, Clearview AI faced outrage for scraping photos off social media sites like Facebook to create a near-universal facial recognition system that has been embraced by law enforcement agencies. Now, the company is again in the spotlight. sharetrace.org/news?p=a-facia…

“Can you track people for Covid?” asked the governor, Douglas Burgum. Within days, the engineer, Tim Brookins, had reworked the football app to do just that, he recalled in an interview. sharetrace.org/news?p=a-scram…

Cleveland Clinic worked with Epic, its electronic health record (EHR) vendor, to develop and implement a COVID-19 home monitoring program that is now available for other health care organizations across the country to use. sharetrace.org/news?p=clevela…

You don’t have to give up privacy in fight against Covid, says Leonardo Cervera Navas, Director European Data Protection Supervisor, EDPS. sharetrace.org/news?p=you-can…