Australia’s Bluetooth-based contact tracing app deemed largely irrelevant
Says they’ve identified a total of … one person: The PM told Australians in April the contact tracing app was key to getting back to normal but just one person…
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…
Plate tectonics vs. erosion—what sets the height of a mountain range? | Ars Technica
Cool stuff: Plate tectonics vs. erosion—what sets the height of a mountain range? | Ars Technica And the answer is: mostly plate tectonics, speed of movement, nature of the materials…
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,…
Google to restrict targeted advertising based on gender, age, parental and marital status and zip code
To further improve access to housing, employment, and credit opportunities, we are introducing a new personalized advertising policy for certain types of ads. This policy will prohibit impacted employment, housing,…
Tech companies are going big on remote workforces … but this may be bad for future American workers
Companies switching to remote workforces will probably hire more staff overseas, outside the U.S. Source: Twitter, Apple, Google and Facebook employee work changing amid Covid This puts offshoring on steroids…
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…
Interesting form of age discrimination
Many corporations moved large offices out of suburbs to downtown locations viewed as appealing to young millennials: And with each of these moves, there were perks: Millennial talent was more…
A thorough analysis of how mobile phone apps and location data are being used worldwide for attempts at Covid-19 tracking
The linked report is a very thorough analysis of what is being done in countries throughout the world in regards to cell phone data for Covid-19 tracking, and looks at…