COVID tracking app usage on the rise despite concerns of complacency in the NT
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID tracking app usage on the rise despite concerns of complacency in the NT

ABC  

In Darwin's CBD, Faith McMurtrie is busy giving her customers their daily caffeine fix. Key points: The Territory Check-In app has been used almost four million times since December Some residents are concerned about a level of complacency in the community The Health Minister is encouraging Territorians to continue using the app As she works the coffee machine at her Smith St mall café, she's also keeping a vigilant eye on those entering to ensure they're using the Territory Check-In app. New data provided by the NT government shows usage of the Territory Check-In app has steadily increased since it rolled out in December last year. "The Check-In app is the quickest way to give that information to our contact tracers," NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said. "I do think that people could be taking it more seriously," Darwin resident Erin Sedgwick said during her lunchbreak in the Smith Street mall.

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Aarogya Setu app contact-tracing data deleted: IT Ministry
2 years, 1 month ago

Aarogya Setu app contact-tracing data deleted: IT Ministry

The Hindu  

Contact-tracing data from the COVID-19 pandemic collected by the Aarogya Setu app has been deleted from government databases, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a written response in Parliament. “In accordance with the provisions of the, the contact-tracing feature of the Aarogya Setu mobile application has been discontinued and contact-tracing data collected through it has been deleted,” …

NT COVID-19 contact tracing app to be upgraded to feature exposure site information
3 years, 2 months ago

NT COVID-19 contact tracing app to be upgraded to feature exposure site information

ABC  

The Territory Check-In app is getting an overhaul to include information on the locations and times Territorians may have come into contact with someone positive for COVID-19, following public concern over a lack of information in contact tracing messages. Key points: Territorians have been frustrated by a recent lack of information about COVID-19 exposure sites Changes to the Territory Check-In …

Head of WA's COVID-19 contact tracing reveals massive effort to gear up for state's reopening
3 years, 2 months ago

Head of WA's COVID-19 contact tracing reveals massive effort to gear up for state's reopening

ABC  

Contact tracers are gearing up ahead of Western Australia's anticipated reopening date, as more and more locations around the state are listed as potential exposure sites. Key points: Head contact tracer Ben Scalley says public servants have been recruited from all across government to join the contact tracing efforts Teams are based throughout regional WA including in the South West, …

Service NSW check-in app now alerts residents to COVID-19 exposure sites
3 years, 6 months ago

Service NSW check-in app now alerts residents to COVID-19 exposure sites

ABC  

People in New South Wales will be alerted within the state's check-in app if they have been to a COVID-19 exposure site. Key points: The Service NSW app will now notify users if they have been to a COVID-19 exposure site Users will also be directed to a website for information about isolating and testing Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello …

Coronavirus Australia: Changes to NSW contact tracing as Victoria's Covid outbreak grows
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Changes to NSW contact tracing as Victoria's Covid outbreak grows

Daily Mail  

New South Wales is preparing to dump most of its contact tracing system in favour of an app that will automatically alert residents when they've been exposed to Covid. NSW is preparing to dump most of its contact tracing system in favour of an app that will alert residents when they've been exposed to the coronavirus The drastic change is …

Covid-19 UK: Number of venue check-ins with the NHS Covid app fell by 65% last week
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 UK: Number of venue check-ins with the NHS Covid app fell by 65% last week

Daily Mail  

England's 'pingdemic' chaos may finally be easing, according to official data which revealed the number of venue check-ins with the NHS Covid app fell by 65 per cent last week. The NHS figures also revealed 395,971 self-isolation pings were sent in the seven days ending July 28 — down 43 per cent from the record-high 690,129 the week before. Figures …

NHS Covid-19 app: What does it actually do?
3 years, 8 months ago

NHS Covid-19 app: What does it actually do?

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 government’s NHS Covid-19 app continues to be a central part of the …

Apple, Google's COVID-19 tracing tech saved thousands of lives in UK, about time India gets it too
3 years, 10 months ago

Apple, Google's COVID-19 tracing tech saved thousands of lives in UK, about time India gets it too

India Today  

Apple and Google joined hands to develop the Exposure Notifications System to contact trace and alert users about possible COVID-19 exposure. Now a report has claimed that the contact tracing tech has saved lives of between 4,200 and 8,700 users in the UK. “Our analysis suggests a large number of COVID-19 cases were averted by contact tracing via the NHS …

Check-in Queensland COVID app to be mandatory from May
4 years ago

Check-in Queensland COVID app to be mandatory from May

ABC  

Queensland cafes, restaurants and pubs will soon have to use the state government's coronavirus check-in app — or face penalties. Just a month after launching the check-in Queensland app, the government yesterday announced it will be mandatory for "most" hospitality venues from May 1, to streamline contact tracing ability. But Mr Miles said making this particular app mandatory for pubs, …

COVID app triggers overdue debate on privacy in Singapore
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID app triggers overdue debate on privacy in Singapore

Al Jazeera  

Government forced to amend law around app after it emerges police used the data to investigate a number of crimes. Under the new amendments to the COVID-19 Act, passed in the Singapore Parliament this month, personal data collected by digital pandemic contact-tracing programmes can only be used to contact trace, unless it is required by law enforcement for investigations into …

Fine-tuning the State-of-the-app technology
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Singapore COVID-19 contact-tracing data accessible to police
4 years, 2 months ago

Singapore COVID-19 contact-tracing data accessible to police

The Hindu  

Singapore said on Monday its police will be able to use data obtained by its coronavirus contact-tracing technology for criminal investigations, a decision likely to increase privacy concerns around the system. to obtain any data, including TraceTogether data, for criminal investigations,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan said in response to a question in parliament. The privacy statement …

California’s new contact-tracing app: What you need to know
4 years, 3 months 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 …

Without a trace: do virus tracking apps really work?
4 years, 5 months ago

Without a trace: do virus tracking apps really work?

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. Recommended WHO urges UK to move to local contact tracing system Despite predictions that between …

More than 10 million people have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app since it launched last week
4 years, 6 months ago

More than 10 million people have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app since it launched last week

Daily Mail  

Venues have been refusing entry to customers who have not downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app, despite less than a sixth of the UK population - around 10 million people - getting it on their phones. Pubs and restaurants have started turning away customers who don't have the app Nicola Thorp, who starred in Coronation Street, said she too had fallen …

One in three adults to download long-awaited NHS coronavirus app
4 years, 6 months ago

One in three adults to download long-awaited NHS coronavirus app

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Less than one in three adults in England and Wales will …

Government urged to 'prove' the Apple and Google coronavirus contact tracing app works
4 years, 6 months ago

Government urged to 'prove' the Apple and Google coronavirus contact tracing app works

Daily Mail  

The NHS contact tracing coronavirus app launches later this week amid a storm of doubt and uncertainty. Scroll down for video The effectiveness of the soon to be released app has been called into question on the eve of its launch with a charity asking why the public has yet to see data from the recent tests on the Isle …

As Europe faces 2nd wave of virus, tracing apps lack impact
4 years, 6 months ago

As Europe faces 2nd wave of virus, tracing apps lack impact

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 Mobile apps tracing new COVID-19 …

Coronavirus: NHS app will carry out contact-tracing, government admits - hours after saying it would not
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: NHS app will carry out contact-tracing, government admits - hours after saying it would not

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy No 10 has been left red-faced after wrongly saying the long-delayed …

Contact Tracing Apps May Be Ineffective in Reducing Covid-19 Spread: Study
4 years, 7 months ago

Contact Tracing Apps May Be Ineffective in Reducing Covid-19 Spread: Study

News 18  

Contact tracing apps are unlikely to contain the spread of COVID-19 without proper public health control measures such as physical distancing and closure of indoor spaces, according to a review of studies. "Across a number of modelling studies, we found a consistent picture that although automated contact tracing could support manual contact tracing, the systems will require large-scale uptake by …

NHS contact tracing app 'is unlikely to reduce the spread of Covid-19'
4 years, 7 months ago

NHS contact tracing app 'is unlikely to reduce the spread of Covid-19'

Daily Mail  

The new NHS Test and Trace app won't work unless the vast majority of the country installs it and even then social distancing will still be required, a new study claims. This week, they have started trialling the 'NHS Covid-19' contact-tracing app, after a series of delays in the development process Researchers say that 'automatic and semi-automated' contact tracing apps …

Column: I’m in Canada, where the COVID police are watching
4 years, 7 months ago

Column: I’m in Canada, where the COVID police are watching

LA Times  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged provincial leaders to be cautious in their coronavirus policies. It’s one reason Canada is doing so much better in this pandemic than we are: Unlike Americans, they set tough rules — and mostly obey them. Toronto, the country’s largest city, allowed bars and restaurants to resume indoor service — with lots of spacing …

How does COVIDSafe compare to Europe's contact tracing apps?
4 years, 8 months ago

How does COVIDSafe compare to Europe's contact tracing apps?

ABC  

COVIDSafe was sold as Australia's ticket out of lockdown. And although we do not yet have sufficient empirical data comparing the performance of available models, she suggested it's likely apps built using the Google-Apple framework will work more reliably than COVIDSafe because the Bluetooth detection technique is built into the devices' operating systems. But there is also concern in Europe …

Europe Proves Contact-Tracing Apps Aren’t A Coronavirus Cure-All
4 years, 8 months ago

Europe Proves Contact-Tracing Apps Aren’t A Coronavirus Cure-All

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When the StopCovid contact-tracing app was unveiled in France at the beginning of June, its rollout had already been hampered by problems and setbacks. “It may reflect that French people are simply less worried about the epidemic right now.” That’s a dramatic change from the spring, when politicians and public health authorities heralded contact-tracing apps as potential …

Coronavirus UK: Tracking app dropped for Apple and Google tech
4 years, 9 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 …

Coronavirus: NHS contact-tracing app may not be ready until winter, health minister admits
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: NHS contact-tracing app may not be ready until winter, health minister admits

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The much-anticipated smartphone app to trace contacts of Covid sufferers may …

Privacy fears over COVID apps by Bahrain, Kuwait, Norway
4 years, 9 months ago

Privacy fears over COVID apps by Bahrain, Kuwait, Norway

Al Jazeera  

Live tracking of users’ locations puts thousands of people at risk, Amnesty International says. Amnesty International has raised privacy and security concerns over “invasive” contact-tracing apps rolled out by Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The UK-based rights group said on Tuesday an investigation into COVID-19 apps being used by 11 countries had rated Bahrain’s “BeAware Bahrain”, …

Matt Hancock downplays role of contact tracing app
4 years, 9 months ago

Matt Hancock downplays role of contact tracing app

The Telegraph  

Matt Hancock refused to give a launch date for the much-vaunted NHS tracing app, in an interview with the Telegraph in which he also downplayed its significance. Minimising the significance of the app, once viewed as the centrepiece of the government track and trace strategy, Mr Hancock said that it was now viewed only as “the cherry on the cake” …

Opinion sharply divided about using an app to trace coronavirus cases
4 years, 9 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 …

Coronavirus: Government’s contact tracing app could ‘exacerbate health inequalities’
4 years, 9 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, …

French virus tracing app goes live amid debate over privacy
4 years, 10 months ago

French virus tracing app goes live amid debate over privacy

Associated Press  

PARIS — France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease, becoming the first major European country to deploy the smartphone technology amid simmering debates over data privacy. The Google-Apple system uses a “decentralized” system backed by privacy experts because it keeps data on phones, but British and French officials …

Canada to ramp up COVID-19 testing and tracing, working closely with Apple, Google on mobile app
4 years, 10 months ago

Canada to ramp up COVID-19 testing and tracing, working closely with Apple, Google on mobile app

Firstpost  

Canada’s total cases rose to 81,765 on Friday, and deaths were up less than 2 percent to 6,180. Canada will ramp up COVID-19 testing and contact tracing as it gradually lifts restrictions and is working closely with Apple and Google on a mobile phone app to help, the prime minister said on Friday. In his daily news conference, Prime Minister …

Apple and Google share contact tracing technology that can help fight coronvirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Apple and Google share contact tracing technology that can help fight coronvirus

India Today  

Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system, as reported by Reuters. But authorities would have to stop requiring phone numbers from users under the companies’ rules, one of several restrictions that have …

Google and Apple release technology to help with coronavirus contact tracing
4 years, 10 months ago

Google and Apple release technology to help with coronavirus contact tracing

ABC  

New technology that could help alert people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 is being tested to determine if it will work in Australia. Key points: Technology could help solve issues plaguing apps like COVIDSafe Technology could help solve issues plaguing apps like COVIDSafe App users who test positive would decide to notify people they …

Coronavirus: Government admits NHS app will not be ready for launch of contact tracing scheme
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Government admits NHS app will not be ready for launch of contact tracing scheme

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokesperson for Sir Keir Starmer said: “What we are calling for is for the …

Apple-Google contact tracing tool's initial version released, tech draws interest in 23 countries
4 years, 10 months ago

Apple-Google contact tracing tool's initial version released, tech draws interest in 23 countries

Firstpost  

Apple and Google said several US states and 22 countries have sought access to their technology. Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system. Developers of contact tracing apps for Austria, Germany and …

Experts raise concerns about security of coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe
4 years, 10 months ago

Experts raise concerns about security of coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe

ABC  

Australia's state health authorities now have access to what they hope will be a vital tool to help them fight COVID-19. Contact tracing teams can now start making use of data collected through the COVIDSafe app. Here's what the COVIDSafe app looks like and what it wants to do As Australia looks to implement an app that will help ease …

How Effective Are Contact Tracing Apps?
4 years, 10 months ago

How Effective Are Contact Tracing Apps?

Slate  

This article is part of Privacy in the Pandemic, a Future Tense series. But we still don’t really know how effective contact tracing apps actually are—particularly in societies that don’t already have a vast surveillance infrastructure. Iceland’s success in managing COVID-19 might instead be attributed to other factors, including the country’s early testing of high-risk individuals before it even confirmed …

Coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe now fully functional, Deputy Chief Medical Officer confirms
4 years, 10 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, 10 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 …

Aarogya Setu: Whether we like it or not, the app is here to stay, but it’s still riddled with privacy issues that need strong answers
4 years, 10 months ago

Aarogya Setu: Whether we like it or not, the app is here to stay, but it’s still riddled with privacy issues that need strong answers

Firstpost  

As we begin the seventh week of lockdown, the rate of COVID-19 infections just doesn’t seem to be slowing down. According to Regidi, with respect to the Aarogya Setu app, the purposes its enlists are quite broad: use of anonymised and aggregated data for generating reports and heat maps to provide persons carrying out medical interventions with the info they …

With COVID-19 tracing apps comes privacy tradeoffs: Here's why you should be worried
4 years, 10 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, …

Can Australia's coronavirus contact tracing app COVIDSafe lift the country out of lockdown?
4 years, 10 months ago

Can Australia's coronavirus contact tracing app COVIDSafe lift the country out of lockdown?

ABC  

To speed up the process of contacting people who may have been exposed to coronavirus, the Federal Government is asking Australians to download its new COVIDSafe app. "If 40 per cent of people download the app, and if we're optimistic, half of those people are using it properly at all times — including having it running and open in the …

Here come COVID-19 tracing apps - and privacy trade-offs
4 years, 10 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: New NHS contact-tracing app vulnerable to ‘malicious false alerts’, warn experts
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: New NHS contact-tracing app vulnerable to ‘malicious false alerts’, warn experts

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “A child could try to get a day off school by reporting symptoms from …

Coronavirus contact-tracing app could make 'privacy and rights another casualty of the virus', campaigners warn
4 years, 10 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 …

Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app trial begins on Isle of Wight amid hopes tracking can help lift lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app trial begins on Isle of Wight amid hopes tracking can help lift lockdown

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The new NHS contact-tracing app which is designed to track …

Apple and Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps
4 years, 10 months ago

Apple and Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

Firstpost  

Apple and Google said they will not allow the use of GPS data along with the contact tracing systems. Apple and Google have said that they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. But the developers of coronavirus-related apps …

App for one season: on Centre's directive to use Arogya Setu
4 years, 10 months ago

App for one season: on Centre's directive to use Arogya Setu

The Hindu  

The Centre’s national directive for the mandatory use of its contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu, as part of its COVID-19 combat measures, falls short of established legal standards for the protection of privacy. Going by the directive issued under the Disaster Management Act, all people residing in ‘containment zones’, all government and public sector staff and all employees, both public …

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