Even when the UK got its COVID app right, it still got it wrong
A report claims the UK’s contact tracing app is largely failing even in its core function of notifying people who may have caught COVID-19.
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EU interoperability gateway for contact tracing apps goes live
Europe has finished testing its platform for allowing COVID-19 contact tracing apps to work across national borders, but only a few countries are up to speed.
EU commences continent-wide contact tracing using the Apple/Google method
It looks like most European Union members have taken the sensible approach to developing contact tracing apps, which enables cross-border interoperability.
Scotland shows England how to do a contact tracing app
While the English government insisted on trying to reinvent the wheel, semi-autonomous Scotland did the sensible thing and went with the off-the-shelf decentralised model.
UK inevitably ditches its misguided coronavirus app strategy
Nobody outside of the government and NHSX thought it was a good idea for the UK to develop its own contact tracing app when Google and Apple had already done the heavy lifting for them.
Germany launches decentralized contact tracing app while UK flounders
Pragmatic bunch that they are, the Germans have gone with the only viable approach to developing a contact tracing app, while UK attempts to reinvent the wheel have predictably faltered.
Health charity warns NHS app could exacerbate existing health inequalities
The Health Foundation has warned the existence of digital divides in UK society could create a false sense of security as some segments of society are left in the dark.
Data privacy is in the same position as cybersecurity five years ago
It has taken years for the technology and telecoms industry to take security seriously, and now we are at the beginning of the same story arc with privacy.
UK Cabinet Office, as well as DCMS and DoH, clueless about COVID app
Some might assume the strategy to combat COVID-19 is being devised on the hoof while patchy delivery suggests there is little communication between departments, and the cynics would be right!
Apple and Google release jointly developed exposure notification API
Just over a month after they started working on it, Apple and Google have made their COVID-fighting framework available to public health authorities.
ETSI gets to work on new contact tracing app standard
With countries across Europe all trying to reinvent the wheel with their own contact tracing apps, standardization is long overdue.
UK’s COVID-19 contact tracing app – will it work?
The UK has officially launched its NHS contact tracing app, but there remain many questions about how effective it can be.
Google and Apple begin testing COVID-19 exposure notification API
Just a couple of weeks after revealing their intention to collaborate over a contact tracing app, Google and Apple have made the first API available to developers.
UK snubs Google and Apple privacy warning for contact tracing app
Reports have suggested the UK will pursue a centralised data collection approach for its COVID-19 contact tracing app, despite the well-publicised security and privacy risks.
Unlike France, Germany decides to do smartphone contact tracing the Apple/Google way
Contact tracing via smartphone is a powerful way to tackle the spread of coronavirus, but it mustn’t be done at the expense of individual civil rights.
Europe releases guidelines for building COVID-19 apps
The European Commission has unveiled guidelines for member states creating COVID-19 apps, with perhaps an attempt to prevent mission creep from private industry.
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