New setback delays nationwide launch of corona 'track and trace' app
4 years, 4 months ago

New setback delays nationwide launch of corona 'track and trace' app

Dutch News  

The Dutch coronavirus app CoronaMelder will not go live on September 1 as planned because the emergency law authorising its use is still waiting to go through parliament. Health minister Hugo de Jonge confirmed in a letter to MPs that the app, seen as a key element of the government’s coronavirus strategy, would not be active despite more than a million people downloading it since it was released on August 17. The app uses Bluetooth technology to alert people when someone they have been in contact with for longer than 15 minutes tests positive for Covid-19. The privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens said legislation needed to be passed setting out users’ rights before it could be put into circulation, but the app was taken out of an earlier bill which was criticised as too draconian. The app is also not compatible with around two million older generation mobile phones, while health officials have criticised it for causing confusion in the testing regime.

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Thousands more download the CoronaCheck app ahead of new rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Thousands more download the CoronaCheck app ahead of new rules

Dutch News  

News that the coronavirus pass will effectively replace the 1.5 metre social distancing rule in bars, restaurants, theatres and cinemas, led many who had not done so to download the CoronaCheck app on Tuesday evening. Tuesday evening’s bottleneck is the last one in a series of technical difficulties for the app which has now been downloaded 10 million times, health …

Thousands more download the CoronaCheck app ahead of new rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Thousands more download the CoronaCheck app ahead of new rules

Dutch News  

News that the coronavirus pass will effectively replace the 1.5 metre social distancing rule in bars, restaurants, theatres and cinemas, led many who had not done so to download the CoronaCheck app on Tuesday evening. Tuesday evening’s bottleneck is the last one in a series of technical difficulties for the app which has now been downloaded 10 million times, health …

Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced late Wednesday that the CoronaMelder app will stop sending warnings for 48 hours while the government checks if users’ data is secure. …

Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Dutch government has temporarily …

CoronaMelder app taken offline during data leak investigation
3 years, 8 months ago

CoronaMelder app taken offline during data leak investigation

NL Times  

The government's coronavirus notification app CoronaMelder will not deliver any notifications to close contacts of those who tested positive for a coronavirus infection until at least Friday evening. The government has launched an investigation to determine whether a security issue regarding the app’s use on phones using the Google Android operating system has been solved, Caretaker Health Minister Hugo de …

1,300 asymptomatic people identified with CoronaMelder app
3 years, 11 months ago

1,300 asymptomatic people identified with CoronaMelder app

NL Times  

In the three months since the CoronaMelder has been launched more than 1,300 people who did not show any symptoms of the coronavirus but still carried the disease were detected. About 4.5 percent of the people who were alerted via the app and did not show any symptoms did in fact test positive. More than 90 percent of current users …

Dutch coronavirus app now connects to apps from 7 other EU nations
4 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus app now connects to apps from 7 other EU nations

NL Times  

From today, the Netherlands' coronavirus notification app CoronaMelder also connects with apps from seven other European Union countries. This means that Dutch app users will also get a notification if they were in close contact with an app user from one of these other countries who tested positive for the coronavirus. "At a later time, corona apps from other EU …

Dutch Covid app sends 10,000 notifications per day
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Covid app sends 10,000 notifications per day

NL Times  

The Dutch government's coronavirus notification app CoronaMelder has been downloaded 3.7 million times and sends around 10 thousand notifications per day, Ron Roozendaal, chief information officer at the Ministry of Public Health and in charge of the app, said to broadcaster NOS. If someone tests positive for the coronavirus and reports it on the app, the app will send a …

Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide
4 years, 2 months ago

Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide

Dutch News  

The Dutch coronavirus tracing app was introduced across the country on Saturday, following last week’s senate vote in favour of using the alert-based system. The CoronaMelder app, first mooted in early April, will warn users if they have spent 15 minutes or more in close contact with someone who tests positive for the virus – as long as they have …

Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide
4 years, 2 months ago

Several months behind schedule, the Dutch coronavirus app goes nationwide

Dutch News  

The Dutch coronavirus tracing app was introduced across the country on Saturday, following last week’s senate vote in favour of using the alert-based system. The CoronaMelder app, first mooted in early April, will warn users if they have spent 15 minutes or more in close contact with someone who tests positive for the virus – as long as they have …

Dutch coronavirus app goes live nationally
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch coronavirus app goes live nationally

NL Times  

The Dutch coronavirus app went online for all users across the Netherlands at the start of Saturday. Another criticism of the app is that 1.47 million people in the Netherlands aged 12 and older are unable to use CoronaMelder, either because their phones run an older operating system, or because their phones do not run on iOS or Android. In …

Dutch coronavirus app rolls out nationally Oct. 10 after months of talks
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch coronavirus app rolls out nationally Oct. 10 after months of talks

NL Times  

Nearly six months after talks started about an official Dutch coronavirus notification application, the CoronaMelder mobile app will be ready for use nationally on Saturday, the Cabinet said in a statement. "The app can play an important role in this, so it is high time to start using it in the Netherlands now.” The ministry said the app is additional …

Dutch parliament supports law that will regulate coronavirus tracking app
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch parliament supports law that will regulate coronavirus tracking app

NL Times  

A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, supports Health Minister Hugo de Jonge's emergency bill that must regulate the use of the government's coronavirus notification app. Many parties in parliament stressed that it is good to use digital means in fighting the spread of the pandemic, but almost the entire Kamer also stressed that there …

National launch of Dutch coronavirus app delayed
4 years, 4 months ago

National launch of Dutch coronavirus app delayed

NL Times  

The Dutch government's coronavirus notification app CoronaMelder will not launch on Tuesday, September 1, as planned. Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health decided to postpone the national launch until after the law that must regulate the use of the app is in place. The app became available in app stores two weeks ago and was downloaded by over a …

1.5 million can’t download Dutch coronavirus tracking app; 800k downloads so far
4 years, 4 months ago

1.5 million can’t download Dutch coronavirus tracking app; 800k downloads so far

NL Times  

Over 1.47 million Netherlands residents aged 12 and older will not be able to use the CoronaMelder app because their smartphones don't run on the required versions of Android or iOS, according to figures the Ministry of Public Health shared with NU.nl. The app was downloaded over 800 thousand times in the first week of it becoming available on the …

Dutch privacy watchdog says coronavirus app still needs work
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch privacy watchdog says coronavirus app still needs work

Dutch News  

Dutch privacy watchdog AP has told the health ministry not to press ahead yet with its coronavirus tracking app, because various questions still remain about security and personal data controls. The app is part of a system and all other parts of that system should deal properly with privacy as well.’ Use of the app should also be regulated in …

Covid app downloaded 100,000 times despite privacy concerns
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid app downloaded 100,000 times despite privacy concerns

NL Times  

The Dutch government's coronavirus notification app CoronaMelder was massively downloaded on the first day of its release, despite warnings from the Dutch Data Protection Authority that the app does not guarantee users' privacy sufficiently. Within a day, the app was downloaded over 100 thousand times from the Google Play Store, RTL Nieuws reports. After the app became available to download …

CoronaMelder app now available for download; Tested in Drenthe, Overijssel
4 years, 4 months ago

CoronaMelder app now available for download; Tested in Drenthe, Overijssel

NL Times  

The government's coronavirus warning app CoronaMelder is available to download from Monday, though most of the Netherlands will be unable to use it until at least September 1. In the coming two weeks, the app will be tested in Drenthe and Overijssel. In Drenthe and Overijssel, GGD employees and people who tested positive for the coronavirus and use CoronaMelder, can …

Dutch coronavirus app to launch on Sept. 1
4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch coronavirus app to launch on Sept. 1

NL Times  

The Dutch government's coronavirus notification app, CoronaMelder, will be launched throughout the Netherlands on September 1, Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health announced in a letter to parliament. Before that, a number of practical and safety tests will be done and the Dutch Data Protection Authority will evaluate the app. The app is meant to be a supplement for …

Coronavirus app tested in Twente region next month
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus app tested in Twente region next month

NL Times  

Early next month, the government will test its coronavirus notification app among a few hundred users in the Twente region, Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health wrote in a letter to parliament. The Ministry of Public Health will work with white hat hackers to test the apps security, cybersecurity expert Brenno de Winter told RTL Nieuws. The coronavirus app …

Opinion sharply divided about using an app to trace coronavirus cases
4 years, 7 months ago

Opinion sharply divided about using an app to trace coronavirus cases

Dutch News  

There is sharply divided support for a coronavirus tracing app among the Dutch and only one third say they would download it without question, according to research carried out by Delft, Maastricht and the VU universities. A further one third of the random sample of 926 people who took part in the research said they had doubts about using an …

Dutch divided on coronavirus tracking app
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch divided on coronavirus tracking app

NL Times  

The Netherlands population is almost evenly divided on the use of an app to track who was in touch with someone diagnosed with the coronavirus, according to a survey by public health institute RIVM and Dutch universities among a representative group of 926 Dutch. Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health previously said that at least 60 percent of the …

Coronavirus tracking app code unveiled; final version to come next month
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus tracking app code unveiled; final version to come next month

NL Times  

A beta version of the government-backed coronavirus tracking app has has been released to the public on Wednesday, with the final product being expected sometime in June, Minister of Health Hugo de Jonge confirmed on Wednesday. This follows nearly a month on from the government's appointment of a team of experienced developers to design the app, with the final product …

Coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe now fully functional, Deputy Chief Medical Officer confirms
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe now fully functional, Deputy Chief Medical Officer confirms

ABC  

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has confirmed the Federal Government's coronavirus tracing app is now working after all states and territories signed up to allow its use. Key points: Health authorities nation-wide now have access to the app's data Health authorities nation-wide now have access to the app's data States and Territories have worked out privacy and security rules …

Coronavirus tracking app ready for beta testing by end May
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus tracking app ready for beta testing by end May

NL Times  

The Dutch government appointed a team of experienced developers to create its coronavirus tracking app and hopes to have the first version ready for beta testing by end May, Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health said to parliament. The Ministry of Public Health decided to develop its own tracking app after a previous attempt to get such an app …

Coronavirus app tracing capability not yet operational, despite 4 million downloads
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus app tracing capability not yet operational, despite 4 million downloads

ABC  

More than 4 million people have downloaded the COVIDSafe app, but the information it collects is not yet available to state and territory health officials. Key points: The app will not be fully functional until states and territories finalise data rules More than 4 million Australians have downloaded the app already App downloads will be a key discussion point when …

Majority would use a coronavirus tracing app, research shows
4 years, 8 months ago

Majority would use a coronavirus tracing app, research shows

Dutch News  

Over half the Dutch would be prepared to use an app to trace coronavirus infections if it met proper guarantees on privacy and security, the AD reported on Thursday. Young adults are the most likely to agree to use an app which would use bluetooth technology to alert them if they have been close to a coronavirus patient, the researchers …

Majority of Dutch willing to use safe coronavirus tracking app: study
4 years, 8 months ago

Majority of Dutch willing to use safe coronavirus tracking app: study

NL Times  

More than half of Netherlands residents are willing to install a coronavirus tracking app on their phone, provided that the app meets all privacy and security requirements, according to a study by Erasmus University in Rotterdam among a representative group of 900 Dutch people, AD reports. Teenagers and young adults in particular are willing to install an app that will …

Coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe released by Government to halt spread of COVID-19 in Australia
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe released by Government to halt spread of COVID-19 in Australia

ABC  

Australia's coronavirus tracing app, dubbed COVIDSafe, has been released as the nation seeks to contain the spread of the deadly pandemic. Key points: The COVIDSafe app will be voluntary for Australians to download The COVIDSafe app will be voluntary for Australians to download It traces only contact with other people who have the COVIDSafe app on their phone It traces …

Decision on coronavirus app to take more time; Privacy still a concern
4 years, 8 months ago

Decision on coronavirus app to take more time; Privacy still a concern

NL Times  

It will be a while yet before the government decides which of seven apps demonstrated at a so-called "appathon" over the weekend will be used to track who coronavirus patients had contact with. Each of the app designs presented on Saturday and Sunday still have flaws that first need to be worked out, Ministry of Public Health official Erik Gerritsen …

Scientists warn government about speedy coronavirus app plans
4 years, 8 months ago

Scientists warn government about speedy coronavirus app plans

Dutch News  

The government needs to pay close attention to the social and legal impact of using apps to trace the spread of coronavirus, a group of 60 academics and experts say in an open letter to ministers. The cabinet says the use of an app to track and trace coronavirus patients will enable social distancing rules to be relaxed, while keeping …

Scientists warn government about speedy coronavirus app plans
4 years, 8 months ago

Scientists warn government about speedy coronavirus app plans

Dutch News  

The government needs to pay close attention to the social and legal impact of using apps to trace the spread of coronavirus, a group of 60 academics and experts say in an open letter to ministers. The cabinet says the use of an app to track and trace coronavirus patients will enable social distancing rules to be relaxed, while keeping …

Scientists warn Dutch gov't against "invasive" coronavirus apps
4 years, 8 months ago

Scientists warn Dutch gov't against "invasive" coronavirus apps

NL Times  

A group of 60 scientists wrote a letter to the government to voice concerns about using apps to track and combat the coronavirus, describing the plan as "invasive". "The use of apps should not affect our fundamental rights and freedoms," they said in their letter, RTL Nieuws reports. It is therefore important to take a critical look at the usefulness, …

No plans to relax Covid-19 measures yet: Dutch PM; Gov't to use app for patient tracking
4 years, 9 months ago

No plans to relax Covid-19 measures yet: Dutch PM; Gov't to use app for patient tracking

NL Times  

With reporting by Zack Newmark. The news was revealed shortly before a scheduled Tuesday evening press conference with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge, where Rutte both praised people in the Netherlands for largely respecting the social distance measures over the past warm weekend, and told them to absolutely continue to maintain distance over the upcoming …

Government launches ‘AarogyaSetu’ app to assess, alert people about coronavirus patients
4 years, 9 months ago

Government launches ‘AarogyaSetu’ app to assess, alert people about coronavirus patients

The Hindu  

The government on April 02 launched a mobile app to help people assess themselves the risk of getting infected with coronavirus and alert authorities if they have come in close contact with a person infected with the deadly virus. State Helpline numbers | Coronavirus - Live updates According to a Ministry official, the app will detect only fresh cases and …

Aarogya Setu Coronavirus tracking app now available on Android, iOS
4 years, 9 months ago

Aarogya Setu Coronavirus tracking app now available on Android, iOS

India TV News  

Aarogya Setu is the official Coronavirus tracking app launched by the Indian Government, as a part of its contribution in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The Aarogya Setu Coronavirus tracking app's primary aim is to notify users whether or not they are at the risk of catching COVID-19. The Aarogya Setu app is available for both Android and iOS …

Mobile Apps And AI, Latest Tools To Fight Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Mobile Apps And AI, Latest Tools To Fight Coronavirus

ABP News  

As the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll globally, it seems technology such as mobile apps and AI may be the answer for speeding up diagnosis and tracking the course of the infection. Singapore which has been successful in reducing the number of cases and it seems that other countries may start using the technology. Germany is also mulling using mobile …

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