je.st
news
Tag: tracing
French data protection agency gives green light to govt's StopCovid tracing app
2020-04-27 10:16:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The French government has received a favourable response to its planned StopCovid tracing app from the country's data protection authority CNIL. The StopCovid project is deemed to conform with GDPR's standards if certain conditions are respected. The watchdog is making a number of recommendations to ensure that the app complies with regulations, noting that these precautions will also support the public confidence necessary to make the project a success.
Apple and Google accelerate coronavirus contact tracing apps plan
2020-04-24 18:15:28| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Tech giants add privacy protections to the contact-tracing scheme they are offering to public authorities.
Tags: contact
plan
google
apple
Contact Tracing Phone Apps: Health vs. Privacy
2020-04-14 21:09:06| TechNewsWorld
Google, Apple and MIT have made headlines with announcements of contact tracing mobile apps in the wings. Their purpose is to identify contacts of people who test positive for COVID-19 so appropriate actions can be taken to stem its spread. However, a Cambridge University professor threw some cold water on those apps. The apps proposed by Google, Apple and MIT all have voluntary aspects to them.
Tags: contact
privacy
health
phone
Apple, Google cooperate on Covid-19 contact tracing technology for smartphones
2020-04-14 08:58:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Apple and Google have agreed to work together on software to trace people infected with Covid-19 and their contacts. They are releasing APIs supporting Bluetooth and cryptography on smartphones running the iOS and Android systems, to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus. According to a joint statement, user privacy and security are "central to the design".
Tags: contact
technology
google
apple
European Commission calls for common EU approach to Covid-19 tracing apps, location data
2020-04-08 14:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The European Commission has called on the 27 EU member states to adopt a common approach in the use of mobile apps and network location data to fight the coronavirus. It aims to have a 'toolbox' available by 15 April to support the use of such data.
Tags: location
data
common
approach