Public health: The purpose of public health policies was to enlarge authoritarian governments
In the pandemic’s bewildering early days, millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech…
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Public health: CDC abandons use of “case” disease models
In October 2022, we have an update from the CDC – the CDC is discontinuing publishing “case” disease models due…
Apple-Google Bluetooth “contact tracing app” depends on widespread adoption to be useful
The biggest challenge for these apps going forward is adoption. The more phones that opt-in to the system, the more…
Australia’s smart phone contact tracing app found 17 potential “cases”
The Australian government says its COVIDSafe app identified 2,827 potential close contacts from 37,668 encounters in NSW and Victoria. Only…
Let’s just mandate it: “NSA Warns Cellphone Location Data Could Pose National-Security Threat”
The National Security Agency issued new guidance on Tuesday for military and intelligence-community personnel, warning about the risks of cellphone…
Loyalty Cards are used to spy on your purchases, and not just with the vendor
The story of how that Sudafed ad got to me begins at Walgreens. As I bought tissues and Afrin, I…