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 off the ground stranded when none of the seven potential apps met all the privacy and security requirements. The app is intended to make it easier for health services GGD to track possible coronavirus infections. If someone is diagnosed with the coronavirus, the app should send a message to all the phones that were in the patient's vicinity, warning that their owners may also be infected.

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Fully vaccinated, coronavirus and still a green tick? Dutch app needs a fix
3 years, 5 months ago

Fully vaccinated, coronavirus and still a green tick? Dutch app needs a fix

Dutch News  

People who have been fully vaccinated but test positive for coronavirus will still have a green tick in the CoronavirusCheck app, allowing them to travel within Europe and to attend test for entry events, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. The public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday that 11% of people currently testing positive for coronavirus have been fully vaccinated. …

Fully vaccinated, coronavirus and still a green tick? Dutch app needs a fix
3 years, 5 months ago

Fully vaccinated, coronavirus and still a green tick? Dutch app needs a fix

Dutch News  

People who have been fully vaccinated but test positive for coronavirus will still have a green tick in the CoronavirusCheck app, allowing them to travel within Europe and to attend test for entry events, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. The public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday that 11% of people currently testing positive for coronavirus have been fully vaccinated. …

Health Min.: People back from vacation need to get tested for coronavirus; CoronaCheck bug fixed
3 years, 6 months ago

Health Min.: People back from vacation need to get tested for coronavirus; CoronaCheck bug fixed

NL Times  

Dutch Health Minister Hugo De Jonge has once again called on residents returning from a holiday to get tested for the coronavirus infection. Additionally, he said that a critical flaw was fixed in the CoronaCheck app which prevented many people who recovered from an infection from obtaining their certificate stating they were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 To make testing more …

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 …

Coronavirus passport app trial this weekend at Covid-free event test
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus passport app trial this weekend at Covid-free event test

NL Times  

At the coronavirus-safe festival experiments in Biddinghuizen this weekend, the government will also try out its Covid-19 test app. The app shows a green check mark if the owner tested negative for the coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Health announced on Wednesday, NOS reports. The idea is that the app will eventually be used as a "coronavirus passport", showing that …

Fine-tuning the State-of-the-app technology
3 years, 11 months ago

Fine-tuning the State-of-the-app technology

The Hindu  

On January 13 this year, subscribers of English newspapers in India woke up to full-page Platforms and COVID-19 The issue of privacy is crucial for government technology platforms and services as governments typically have a monopoly in providing public services, unlike the private sector. An assessment of the 35 mobile applications revealed that 17 mobile apps provide information on COVID-19 …

Co-WIN Coronavirus Vaccine tracking app available for Android, iPhone: How to download, register
4 years ago

Co-WIN Coronavirus Vaccine tracking app available for Android, iPhone: How to download, register

India TV News  

Co-WIN Coronavirus Vaccine tracking app: India is preparing for a massive coronavirus vaccine rollout in the coming months. To ensure smooth tracking and registration for COVID-19 vaccine, the Co-WIN app is divided into five modules for administrator, registration, vaccination, beneficiary acknowledgement and reports. CoWIN app: How to register for vaccine Citizens who are not frontline health workers will be able …

California’s new contact-tracing app: What you need to know
4 years, 1 month ago

California’s new contact-tracing app: What you need to know

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has announced a voluntary smartphone app to alert people if they were in close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. Called CA Notify, the app relies on a tech framework created by Apple and Google that uses Apple and Android phones’ short-range Bluetooth radios to determine when two devices have been near one another for …

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 coronavirus app is sending out 10,000 warnings a day, officials say
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch coronavirus app is sending out 10,000 warnings a day, officials say

Dutch News  

The Dutch government’s coronavirus warning app, which alerts users if they have spent 15 minutes close to someone who tests positive for the virus, is sending out some 10,000 warnings a day, broadcaster NOS said on Thursday. However, the health ministry’s chief information officer Ron Roozendaal, who is in charge of the app, told the broadcaster than in some cases …

Health service GGD had doubts about government's coronavirus app
4 years, 2 months ago

Health service GGD had doubts about government's coronavirus app

NL Times  

Health service GGD for a long time had doubts about the CoronaMelder app, developed by the government to track close contacts so that they can be notified in case of a Covid-19 exposure. The health service warned the Ministry of Public Health against launching the app too quickly, NOS reports based on internal documents obtained through the Freedom of Information …

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 …

Another privacy risk uncovered in Dutch Covid app
4 years, 3 months ago

Another privacy risk uncovered in Dutch Covid app

NL Times  

Researchers from Radically Open Security uncovered another privacy risk with the Dutch government's coronavirus warning app CoronaMelder. GGD employees can check whether someone who just tested positive for Covid-19 is using the app, and then use the app to warn their close contacts. The GGD employee being able to check whether the patient sent out the notification, also endangers the …

Coronavirus news: Latest updates as UK cases hit highest daily total
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus news: Latest updates as UK cases hit highest daily total

The Independent  

✕ Close Boris Johnson warns ‘things will be tough’ as furlough scheme replaced Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Meal delivery workers urged to download coronavirus app ‘to prevent infections’
4 years, 4 months ago

Meal delivery workers urged to download coronavirus app ‘to prevent infections’

Dutch News  

Health ministry officials have put pressure on meal delivery workers to download the government’s coronavirus tracing app, the NRC reported on Wednesday. The ministry has written to the delivery workers’ union NLVVM requesting that the organisation ask its members to ‘download the app, so that undesirable infections can be prevented’, the paper said. The writer of the email also stresses …

Health Ministry pushing meal deliverers to install coronavirus app: report
4 years, 4 months ago

Health Ministry pushing meal deliverers to install coronavirus app: report

NL Times  

The Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports sent an email to the Dutch association for meal delivery services NLVVM, asking employers to have their meal deliverers install the government's coronavirus notification app, NRC reports. The email to NLVVM states that various organizations must use the CoronaMelder, so that as many people as possible have the app. A spokesperson for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

UK Begins Testing a New App to Fight Covid-19 Spread
4 years, 4 months ago

UK Begins Testing a New App to Fight Covid-19 Spread

News 18  

Britain started testing a new smartphone app Thursday to help people find out whether they've been close to someone infected with COVID-19 after security concerns torpedoed an earlier effort to use technology to track the disease. The Department of Health and Social Care said that trials of the app began on the Isle of Wight, with testing in the London …

Online portal for Covid-19 test bookings, results launches today
4 years, 4 months ago

Online portal for Covid-19 test bookings, results launches today

NL Times  

The Dutch government launched a website on Wednesday through which Netherlands residents can book an appointment to be tested for the coronavirus, and Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health announced this online portal last week. By making it easier to get tested and see your results, the government hopes to also make the time between contamination and source and …

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system failing in areas battling major outbreaks, leaked analysis reveals
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system failing in areas battling major outbreaks, leaked analysis reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Leaked analysis obtained by The Independent shows that across northwest England, the national tracing service …

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 …

How your phone may test you for coronavirus in the future
4 years, 6 months ago

How your phone may test you for coronavirus in the future

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

How Germany Staffed Up Contact Tracing Teams To Contain Its Coronavirus Outbreak
4 years, 6 months ago

How Germany Staffed Up Contact Tracing Teams To Contain Its Coronavirus Outbreak

NPR  

How Germany Staffed Up Contact Tracing Teams To Contain Its Coronavirus Outbreak Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Probst/AP Michael Probst/AP Germany, a country of more than 83 million people, has flattened its coronavirus curve, dropping from a peak of more than 6,000 new cases a day to just around 600 now. "We've recruited staff from other district authorities, including …

Coronavirus UK: Tracking app dropped for Apple and Google tech
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Tracking app dropped for Apple and Google tech

Daily Mail  

Matt Hancock tonight insisted Britain will eventually get a Covid-19 tracking app that works after ministers abandoned NHS-made technology following its failure in a trial on the Isle of Wight. Baroness Dido Harding, who is in charge of test and trace, today revealed the NHS's app did not work on iPhones The app developed by the NHS didn't work for …

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: Government’s contact tracing app could ‘exacerbate health inequalities’
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s contact tracing app could ‘exacerbate health inequalities’

The Independent  

Only half of manual workers, the unemployed and state pensioners say they will download the government’s contact tracing app, according to a new survey, sparking fresh concerns that the system could exacerbate health inequalities. Adam Steventon, director of data analytics at the Health Foundation, said: “The NHS contact tracing app could play a critical role in the fight against Covid-19, …

Developers to start testing Dutch Covid-19 tracing app in June
4 years, 7 months ago

Developers to start testing Dutch Covid-19 tracing app in June

Dutch News  

Initial testing will start on the app which the Dutch government hopes will improve the tracing of coronavirus infections in the first half of June, the head of the health ministry’s information policy unit has told journalists. GitHub – minvws/nl-covid19-notification-lab-android: Android app for experiments with GAEN and Bluetooth protocols https://t.co/rriBVgYsQL — Ron Roozendaal May 29, 2020 Asked when the app …

Developers to start testing Dutch Covid-19 tracing app in June
4 years, 7 months ago

Developers to start testing Dutch Covid-19 tracing app in June

Dutch News  

Initial testing will start on the app which the Dutch government hopes will improve the tracing of coronavirus infections in the first half of June, the head of the health ministry’s information policy unit has told journalists. GitHub – minvws/nl-covid19-notification-lab-android: Android app for experiments with GAEN and Bluetooth protocols https://t.co/rriBVgYsQL — Ron Roozendaal May 29, 2020 Asked when the app …

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 …

Plan for expanded coronavirus testing revealed; Anyone can get tested from June 1
4 years, 7 months ago

Plan for expanded coronavirus testing revealed; Anyone can get tested from June 1

NL Times  

Municipal health service GGD has laid out its approach to handling the influx of people expected to seek Covid-19 tests when they become freely available to anybody with symptoms from June 1. Anyone with health complaints similar to those of a cold, cough or flu should stay home and get tested, implored Health Minister Hugo de Jonge. Just days ahead …

UK's COVID-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second wave of Coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

UK's COVID-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second wave of Coronavirus outbreak

Firstpost  

PM Boris Johnson said a “world-beating” program for tracing those suspected to be infected by COVID-19, would be in place by 1 June. Britain’s system for tracing those with the novel coronavirus was under fire on Thursday as it grappled with the development of a tracking app and health workers warned the government that unless there was clarity it could …

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 …

Corona apps well-intentioned but privacy concerns must be addressed
4 years, 7 months ago

Corona apps well-intentioned but privacy concerns must be addressed

India Today  

A massive data leak from the mobile phone-based Quarantine Monitoring System of the Madhya Pradesh government has sharpened the debate on privacy around the central government’s similar Aarogya Setu app. While the idea of such data platforms and mobile applications world-over is to disseminate useful information regarding the spread of cases in the neighbourhood to people and assist government agencies …

Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India
4 years, 8 months ago

Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India

Hindustan Times  

As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 photo, an Indian man uses Aarogya Setu app on his mobile phone in New Delhi, India. In April, India launched the Aarogya Setu app, which helps people identify whether they have been near someone who tested …

With COVID-19 tracing apps comes privacy tradeoffs: Here's why you should be worried
4 years, 8 months ago

With COVID-19 tracing apps comes privacy tradeoffs: Here's why you should be worried

India TV News  

As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic. “Governments and public health want to be able to track people” to minimize the spread of COVID-19, but people are less likely to download a voluntary app if it is intrusive, …

Here come COVID-19 tracing apps - and privacy trade-offs
4 years, 8 months ago

Here come COVID-19 tracing apps - and privacy trade-offs

Associated Press  

As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic. “Governments and public health want to be able to track people” to minimize the spread of COVID-19, but people are less likely to download a voluntary app if it is intrusive, …

Coronavirus contact-tracing app could make 'privacy and rights another casualty of the virus', campaigners warn
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus contact-tracing app could make 'privacy and rights another casualty of the virus', campaigners warn

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The coronavirus contact-tracing app could make the UK's privacy "another casualty" of the …

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