Track the virus’s spread with smartphone apps? It’s apt to be harder than it looks
"“None of this works without ubiquitous and frequent and highly distributed testing," said Omer Tene, vice president of the International Association…
"“None of this works without ubiquitous and frequent and highly distributed testing," said Omer Tene, vice president of the International Association…
"Thomas Lohninger, executive director of the Vienna-based digital rights NGO epicenter.works, said that since contact tracing apps deal with sensitive heal…
"“My concern is that out of desperation we will turn to technology and put in place a massive surveillance apparatus at a tangible loss to civil liberties…
"Albert Gidari, director of privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, agreed there is a difference between anonymised and aggregate…
“Any time you have a database online, and they are using a communication tool among their employees — whether it is manager, coaches, players, scouts, etc. — al…
"“We can’t blindly trust a telecom operator using sensitive location data about millions of people without checking the math,” said Thomas Lohninger, direc…
"“My concern is that out of desperation we will turn to technology and put in place a massive surveillance apparatus at a tangible loss to civil liberties…
The COVID-19 epidemic shut down much of the country during the peak time for summer internship hiring. Many students who had already lined up their summer plans…
Tomorrow morning you get an audio message on your cell phone from The International New York Times: “Jerusalem: 1,400,000 New Coronavirus Cases!” Within minutes…
"“There can be little doubt that better access to and analysis of information will play a prominent role in addressing the ongoing pandemic,” wrote Ryan Ca…
"“This is a huge step forward to assist the public health community with contact tracing while preserving user privacy,” says Albert Gidari, director of pr…
"“This isn’t a substitute for testing - you need to know who has it - but it produces actionable results so people can act responsibly, self-isolate and re…