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Although many of us still remain in lockdown, there's light at the end of the pandemic tunnel with a number of countries now easing the restrictions. Painful as it has been for many, it's also been positive in several respects. I spend more time with my children, there's no hour long commute and I've been taking walks every day. Well,
With the UK's NHS Contract Tracing app being tested in the Isle of Wight this week, the BBC ran a story on how the app works in the evening news today. While the lovely graphics illustrated how the app worked, the story conveniently forgot to mention that all the contact data collected goes back to a central database. Unlike much
Earlier this month, Google and Apple announced a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As you may have expected, people had questions about how that contact tracing technology would work. In response, Apple and Google released a Frequently Asked Questions PDF with more information.
Facebook announced that they are limiting misinformation about COVID-19. Facebook has directed over 2 billion people to resources from the WHO and other health authorities through their COVID-19 Information Center and pop-ups on Facebook and Instagram with over 350 million people clicking through to learn more. The goal appears to be to prevent the spread of misinformation about COVID-19. To
Google and Apple announced a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, with user privacy and security central to the design. Since COVID-19 can be transmitted through close proximity to affected individuals, public health officials have identified contract tracing as a valuable tool to help
The amount of misinformation around novel coronavirus and Covid-19 is staggering and presents a real danger both to the health of individuals and the wider community. To combat this threat, the UK Government has launched a WhatsApp bot to provide authoritative information on the virus. The new free service aims to provide official, trustworthy and timely information about coronavirus (Covid-19)