7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps
No surprise: More than 7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps, data shows | Ars Technica With 30% agreeing to install such apps today, that means just 9% of…
Norwegian Institute of Public Health cancels their smart phone tracing app due to privacy issues
One of the first national coronavirus contacts tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after the country’s data protection authority raised concerns that the software,…
Smartphone tracking apps lose favor: “What happened to all the coronavirus tracking apps? – CNN”
Last week, Singapore pulled the plug on its own Bluetooth-based smart phone contact tracing app: Covid-19 tracking apps were hailed as a way to help countries out of lockdown. Instead…
Phone-based contact tracing did not work: “Singapore plans wearable virus-tracing device for all”
Told ‘ya: Testing of the small devices, which can be worn on the end of a lanyard or carried in a handbag, follows limited take-up of an earlier smartphone-based system…
Contact tracing apps do not track surface and air contacts across time
First: India mandates workers use COVID-19 tracing app, France rolls out tracing tool and other tracking efforts | MobiHealthNews The WSJ also reports that China’s health tracking app will be…
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Covid tracking apps summarized
When people mention “Covid tracking apps” it would be useful to first define what is meant by “Covid tracking app”. There are many approaches in use and many that are…
Duh: Contact-tracing apps have a trust problem
Experts believe that at least half the population needs to use contact-tracing apps for them to work. The challenge will be convincing the public to opt in after years of…
How your phone is used to track you as you move through a store
Ultrasound “beacons” are set up in various locations such as within stores. Apps that run on smart phones are constantly listening for ultrasound beacons (which are emitted above the audible…
The primary business of the Internet is surveillance
Similar to Uber’s “God View” scandal, Lyft staffers have been abusing customer insight software to view the personal contact info and ride history of the startup’s passengers. One source that…
Google spies on you, recording your voice when you are not expecting it to
Android devices have an “Ok, Google” voice activation feature. This enables voice input of search and other functions on your Android device. Google also records a copy of the audio…