contact tracing
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16 Things We Learnt After A Cheeky 20-Min Chat With A Contact Tracer
Throughout this pandemic, some of the greatest myths have been about our contact tracing units. Often, people find themselves asking questions like: How exactly do they operate? Can they access your financial records or your contacts list on your mobile phone? When do they call the police, if at all? What do they do when…
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If You Recently Upgraded Your iPhone, Make Sure Your Covid-19 Contact Tracing Is Still Active
If you were one of the millions of people who recently upgraded to an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro and used Apple’s automated tools for transferring everything over from your old phone, you’ll probably want to take a moment to ensure that your contact tracing app of choice — either region-specific or the one built…
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U.S. Congress Asks Apple, Google to Clamp Down On Foreign Apps
For the past week, U.S. lawmakers have taken a brief pause from, say, deciding just how we should all feel about the FBI’s practice of warrantless wiretapping, in the name of rallying around a common enemy: foreign tech companies.
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NY Attorney General Calls on Apple, Google to Crack Down on Shady Contact-Tracing Apps
As more states and cities around the world explore reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, Apple and Google have struggled to keep up with the flood of third-party contact-tracing apps in their respective app stores. Now, New York Attorney General Letitia James is urging both companies to impose stricter protections for consumers.