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Default settings in Microsoft tool exposes 38 million users’ personal data, says report
"The number of accounts exposing sensitive information, however, indicates that the risk of …
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New tool spots to identify security and privacy issues with COVID-19 tracing apps
A team of researchers has developed a tool to identify security and privacy risks associated with C…
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What to do if you're exposed to COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated, according to experts
Some public health experts say you should only get tested if you're symptomatic, but others suggest…
Andrea Michelson
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You aren't legally allowed to know which variant gave you COVID-19 in the US, even if it's Delta
Sequencing tests, which pick up on variants, have be federally approved before their results can be…
Aria Bendix
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UK's COVID tracing app fails to warn its 19 million users if they were in close contact of infectious patients
The Covid-19 exposure notification app used in England and Wales failed because of a code error …
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England and Wales will finally get a coronavirus tracing app on September 24, after months of delay
The UK's journey to release a contact tracing app, which was originally promised to come out in May…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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India's sudden drop in coronavirus cases has puzzled disease experts. Strict public-health measures and difficulty recording rural cases may have factored in.
A robust immune response to new pathogens may also offer some explanation.
Aria Bendix
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The Linux Foundation wants to help combat COVID-19 with free, open source apps to tell people when they've been exposed to the virus
The Linux Foundation has a new Public Health group that wants to use open source software to addres…
Rosalie Chan
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Apple and Google offer Indian authorities their new COVID-19 contact tracing platform
Apple and Google have come together to launch COVID-19 contact tracing platform called Exposure Not…
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The UK will use Apple and Google's technology for its contact-tracing app after months of floundering
The UK has finally abandoned its own contact-tracing app approach.
Shona Ghosh,Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The first app using Apple and Google's COVID-19 contact tracing tech in the US is about to launch
The technology uses Bluetooth on iPhones and Androids to warn people if they've come in contact wit…
Aaron Holmes
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How Ireland built its COVID-19 contract tracing app, which is so successful that US states want to use it
The technical director at NearForm talks to Business Insider about how the firm managed to build Ir…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The 4 things the US is doing wrong in the fight against COVID-19, and what we should be doing instead
"By July the 4th, there's a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get togethe…
Hilary Brueck
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The UK accidentally left secret plans for its COVID-19 contact-tracing app on an open Google Drive
Future versions of the app might ask for more data, track geolocation, and allow people to set a "C…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Iceland had the most-downloaded contact-tracing app for its population size. Authorities there say it hasn't made much difference.
Iceland launched its app in early April, a little over a month after the first confirmed case of CO…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The US should stop contact tracing COVID-19. Invest in genetic sequencing instead.
The US sequences only 5 of every 1,000 cases, and wastes time trying to track down people exposed t…
Hilary Brueck,Aylin Woodward
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The UK is reportedly now building a second contact-tracing app to work with Apple and Google's framework
The UK was one of the few countries to initially reject Apple and Google's API, but it looks like t…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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We got an early look at the UK's COVID-19 contact-tracing app — here's how it works
When you download the app, it will generate a random ID on a daily basis, which will ping out via B…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Shona Ghosh
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The UK will trial its controversial contact-tracing app today on an island of 141,000 people — and it wants more than 50% to download it
Experts say 56% of the UK population — meaning 80% of smartphone users — will have to use the app f…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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How to enable COVID-19 contact tracing on your iPhone, and receive periodic exposure notifications
To activate COVID-19 contact tracing notifications on your iPhone, you'll need to enable it in your…