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Roundup: Isle of Wight infections drop following launch of COVID-19 app, NHS Providers publish digi…
By Sara Mageit | 11:08 am | July 16, 2020
Also, a new study shows workers back restrictions on technology use since the rise of remote working.
New Irish contact tracing app ‘less invasive than Alexa’
By Sara Mageit | 07:41 am | June 29, 2020
The European Open Science Cloud Secretariat initiative has approved €1,235,000 in emergency funding for 32 projects to specifically tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic management – room for improvement at ground control?
By Philipp Grätzel von Grätz | 07:36 am | June 24, 2020
Infection surveillance and infection control are part of what makes countries successful that manage to keep the SarsCoV2 pandemic in check. Properly implemented, digital solutions can help a lot with testing, tracing and isolating. Striking the right balance between meeting public health requirements and upholding privacy is not easy though. 
COVID-19 apps on the rise, but new investigation shows questionable privacy practices
By Laura Lovett | 04:12 pm | June 08, 2020
An International Digital Accountability Council report is the latest suggesting that a number of COVID-19 apps are missing key security measures. 
COVID-19 apps want user data, but few say they'll protect it
By Dave Muoio | 03:04 pm | June 02, 2020
Of 50 worldwide COVID-19 apps analyzed in Nature Medicine, only 16 promised to anonymize, encrypt and secure the data they collect.