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Stricter surveillance is needed for commercial coronavirus test providers, advisors say
3 years, 4 months ago

Stricter surveillance is needed for commercial coronavirus test providers, advisors say

NL Times  

The Cabinet needs to place more attention on how commercial coronavirus test providers handle the data of their clients, a commission advised the Ministry of Health. Some test pest providers keep the negative test results of patients longer than the permitted four weeks, the commission said. The risk that commercial testing providers violate their clients' privacy increased due to the …

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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. …

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COVID-19 vaccination third phase: How to register for coronavirus vaccine via Aarogya Setu app on Android, iOS
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 vaccination third phase: How to register for coronavirus vaccine via Aarogya Setu app on Android, iOS

India TV News  

COVID-19 vaccination has been rolling out in phases. Beginning April 1, we have entered into the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Alternatively, the users can also register themselves online via the Aarogya Setu app. Here’s how you can register yourself for the COVID-19 vaccine via the Aarogya Setu app on Android and iOS: Download and Install the Aarogya …

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Coronavirus Connections: Dating and hooking up in Amsterdam during lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Connections: Dating and hooking up in Amsterdam during lockdown

NL Times  

Club speakers have been silent, restaurant tables empty and bar stools cold for months now. Since the pandemic began, he says, “I have been trying to meet new people on Tinder and Discord.” For him, Tinder has become “a form of entertainment”, given that even the Netflix catalogue can exhaust itself at some point. “Normally, you would go to a …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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IIT Guwahati students develop mobile app to make traveling safe during coronavirus crisis
4 years, 7 months ago

IIT Guwahati students develop mobile app to make traveling safe during coronavirus crisis

India Today  

Coronavirus outbreak has changed the discourse of this world. In India Indian Institutes of Technology Students of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed a mobile application, called ‘Flyzy’, to provide a seamless air traveling experience to passengers during the pandemic. IIT Guwahati team that develops app to make travel easy during coronavirus crisis The application has been developed …

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Google and Apple release technology to help with coronavirus contact tracing
4 years, 7 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 …

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There's no evidence the flu shot increases your chances of getting COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

There's no evidence the flu shot increases your chances of getting COVID-19

ABC  

As the world grapples with an unprecedented health crisis, it is now more important than ever to ensure that the information we share is accurate and fact-based. "Especially considering the flu shot has been proven to increase the incidence of corona viruses by 36%," she posted, in an Instagram story Fact Check was alerted to by misinformation fighters at First …

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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, …

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France accuses Apple of refusing help with ’StopCovid’ app
4 years, 8 months ago

France accuses Apple of refusing help with ’StopCovid’ app

Live Mint  

France accused Apple on Tuesday of undermining its effort to fight the coronavirus by refusing to help make its iPhones more compatible with a planned "StopCovid" contact-tracing app. Apple's iPhones normally block access to Bluetooth unless the user is actively running an app. The French minister said the app should be ready to be deployed on June 2 regardless of …

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UK testing coronavirus contact tracing app on Isle of Wight
4 years, 8 months ago

UK testing coronavirus contact tracing app on Isle of Wight

CNN  

London CNN Business — The UK government launched its first test of a coronavirus contact tracing appthis week on a small island off the south coast of England. The app, which was developed by the digital technology unit of the National Health Service, will also upload information to a central database to help public health experts study the behavior of …

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There's a lot riding on the coronavirus tracing app — and not just the nation's health
4 years, 8 months ago

There's a lot riding on the coronavirus tracing app — and not just the nation's health

ABC  

The coronavirus "tracing app" is looming as a fascinating test. A poll conducted by the Australia Institute has found 45 per cent of respondents intend to download the app and that's before the National Cabinet has even finalised the details or begun an advertising campaign. "The normal cabinet process has to resume as soon as possible," says one member of …

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COVIDSafe's effectiveness on iPhone in question as Government releases coronavirus contact tracing app
4 years, 8 months ago

COVIDSafe's effectiveness on iPhone in question as Government releases coronavirus contact tracing app

ABC  

The Government wants 40 per cent of Australians to use its contact tracing app COVIDSafe, but questions remain about the technology's performance on iPhone. Key points: If an iPhone is in low power mode, it reduces the background app refresh and may impact the ability to track contacts If an iPhone is in low power mode, it reduces the background …

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Australia's coronavirus tracing app's data storage contract goes offshore to Amazon
4 years, 8 months ago

Australia's coronavirus tracing app's data storage contract goes offshore to Amazon

ABC  

Government insiders and technology industry players have raised alarms about the Federal Government's new COVID-19 tracing app, after a contract for its data storage went offshore to US retail and technology giant Amazon. Key points: The Federal Government says the app will help trace the coronavirus spread in Australia Concerns are raised that Australians' data will be hosted by US …

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Experts criticise Dutch government's approach to coronavirus app
4 years, 8 months ago

Experts criticise Dutch government's approach to coronavirus app

Dutch News  

Nine IT specialists who were involved in the initial assessment of proposals for the government’s anti-coronavirus app have published an open letter criticising the selection procedure and have dropped out of the process. Criteria IT expert Hans de Raad told broadcaster NOS that proposals had to be analysed in no more than 45 minutes but that the government had not …

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Should I download the coronavirus tracing app? Here's how to decide
4 years, 8 months ago

Should I download the coronavirus tracing app? Here's how to decide

ABC  

At 5:30am yesterday my seven-year-old son and I took our golden retriever for a 5 kilometre stroll. Sometime in the next couple of weeks the Federal Government is going roll out a new phone app to trace COVID-19 victims' movements before they show symptoms. All Australians are going to be asked to download and use the app: The Government needs …

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Coronavirus | Army asks personnel to use Aarogya Setu app
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Army asks personnel to use Aarogya Setu app

The Hindu  

The Army has asked all serving personnel to download and use the Aarogya Setu application with precautions until the novel coronavirus outbreak lasts. The personnel have been asked to adhere to the existing cybersecurity policies for the use of mobile phones while using the application, Army sources said on Wednesday. An Army source said the personnel should not disclose their …

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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 …

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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 …

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Coronavirus | An app that tracks health conditions of home-quarantined people
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | An app that tracks health conditions of home-quarantined people

The Hindu  

An app developed by an early stage startup is making the job easier for community health workers in Telangana to identify, register, track, monitor and report health condition of those home quarantined for coronavirus symptoms. The ‘COVID-19 Monitoring System’ app of Vera Smart Healthcare, the startup, was deployed by the State Public Health and Family Welfare Department recently. Commending Vera …

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Can you use apps to track coronavirus and protect data? Europe’s going to try
4 years, 9 months ago

Can you use apps to track coronavirus and protect data? Europe’s going to try

CNN  

London CNN Business — Countries across Europe are looking to launch tracking apps to fight the spread of the coronavirus, without raising the kinds of privacy concerns that surround similar technology used elsewhere. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service told CNN it is “looking at whether app-based solutions might be helpful in tracking and managing coronavirus, and we have assembled …

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