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UK govt draws a blank over vaccine certification app – no really, the report is half-empty
Maybe it's that infamous brain fog
13 Jul 2021 17:45 | 78
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Legal
Google lawyers dismiss sueball over 'security flaw' in contact-tracing software as 'theoretical' and 'hypothetical'
'Complaint is noticeably devoid of factual allegations'
01 Jul 2021 18:24 | 2
Software
Western Australia rushes out legislation after cops access contact-tracing data to investigate serious crimes
Officials fear if info is misappropriated, community will lose confidence in app
15 Jun 2021 13:05 | 42
Software
Just when everyone thought things might be looking up, Dido Harding admits interest in top job at NHS England
Yep. The exec responsible for shambolic Test and Trace programme, and TalkTalk's 2015 mega-breach
07 Jun 2021 13:01 | 50
Software
India uses controversial portal and API to add vaccination status info to Aarogya Setu contact-tracing app
Millions can’t use it, but it may be about to become a de facto travel permit
02 Jun 2021 06:58 | 3
Security
Singapore bolsters Bluetooth contact-tracing as new COVID wave sends students and workers home again
TraceTogether app becomes primary tracking tool and compulsory in many settings
17 May 2021 06:02 |
Legal
Singapore seeks freer international data flows to boost post-COVID-19 growth
City-state also deploys new contact tracing boxes at entrances to public places
18 Mar 2021 02:34 | 4
Software
MPs slam UK's £22bn Test and Trace programme for failing to provide evidence that it slows COVID pandemic
'Most wasteful and inept public spending programme of all time'
10 Mar 2021 12:30 | 111
Software
Japan’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app hasn't warned users of encounters with carriers since September
Android edition just didn’t do the job and Health Ministry knew it. Now Japan is in its third and nastiest wave of infections
05 Feb 2021 05:11 | 62
Security
Singapore changes the rules and will now use COVID-19 contact-tracing app data in criminal cases
Privacy policy re-written, which is somewhat scary given Singapore has made trackers just-about-mandatory
05 Jan 2021 03:58 | 26
Security
Australia to track coronavirus encounters with payment card records
Plan calls to link government data across jurisdictions, even sharing airline records to track outbreaks and people who may be at risk of infection
16 Nov 2020 02:00 | 34
Software
Indian government labels itself ‘evasive’ over privacy details of national COVID-19 contact-tracing app
Smacks down Information Commission by pointing to policy and data revealing the app has probably helped quite a lot
29 Oct 2020 02:45 | 1
Software
Much like the British on holiday, NHS COVID-19 app refuses to work with phones using unsupported languages
Issue affects Android devices but fix said to be imminent
28 Oct 2020 19:15 | 48
Software
NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app is leaving some unable to access government self-isolation grants
'That button is there on the app' says minister. How many times have you heard a client make wild claims about functionality?
23 Oct 2020 13:25 | 45
Exclusive
UK privacy watchdog confirms probe into NHS England COVID-19 app after complaints of spammy emails, texts
Officials say it was a 'matter of public health importance to encourage people to download the app'
01 Oct 2020 09:05 | 110
Software
England's COVID-tracking app finally goes live after 6 months of work – including backpedal on how to handle data
Just in time for the second wave and new movement restrictions
24 Sep 2020 07:27 | 222
Security
UK Parliament's human rights committee pushes for better protections of coronavirus contact-tracing data in law
Decentralised app rolling out soon, but manual process remains problematic
22 Sep 2020 08:30 | 15
Legal
Singapore to test compulsory COVID-tracker usage as condition of entry to some venues
Wearable tracker now being distributed for those who don’t fancy smartphone surveillance
15 Sep 2020 07:58 | 13
Software
COVID-19 tracing without an app? There's an iOS and Android update for that
Google and Apple's new 'Exposure Notifications Express' gives health authorities a shortcut
02 Sep 2020 06:30 | 65
Software
India's contact-tracing app grows an API to share health status info with businesses
Users who opt-in will share COVID encounter info with the boss, in the name of returning the economy to a more normal footing
24 Aug 2020 02:28 | 5
Legal
Dido 'Queen of Carnage' Harding to lead UK's Institute for Health Protection because Test and Trace went so well
Oh, that's right. It was a farce
18 Aug 2020 12:27 | 128
Legal
You think the UK coronavirus outbreak was bad? Just wait till winter: Study shows test-and-trace system is failing
Modelling suggests massive second wave without major improvements
04 Aug 2020 13:00 | 179
Software
Linux Foundation starts new group to build pandemic-popping software
Decentralised contact-tracing apps from Ireland and Canada are first off the rank
21 Jul 2020 08:32 | 20
Security
UK.gov admits it has not performed legally required data protection checks for COVID-19 tracing system
No evidence of data being used unlawfully, says health department
20 Jul 2020 12:33 | 99
Legal
Baroness Dido Harding lifts the lid on the NHS's manual contact tracing performance: 'We contact them up to 10 times over a 36-hour period'
Some of them will be feeling very ill and won’t pick up the phone and return the call. Ahem...
06 Jul 2020 17:15 | 54
Software
Germany is helping the UK develop its COVID-19 contact-tracing app, says ambassador
Deutschland, uber alle allies
01 Jul 2020 11:29 | 97
Security
Former UK Labour deputy leader wants to know how the NHS's contact-tracing app will ensure user privacy
This is the Apple-Google API one, not the 'world-beating' one
24 Jun 2020 16:15 | 51
Software
No surprise: Britain ditches central database model for virus contact-tracing apps in favour of Apple-Google API
Plus: Tech contracts dished out reportedly worth £108m
18 Jun 2020 15:57 | 83
Software
Bricks and mortar chemists take down Indian contact-tracing website
On grounds that it favoured online chemists in a nation that forbids online drug sales
18 Jun 2020 03:56 | 8
Science
Singapore already planning version 2.0 contact-tracing wearable
Contract awarded for 300,000 units and another tender has been issued
17 Jun 2020 03:57 | 7
Software
Australia's contact-tracing app still basically borked on iOS, says new bug report – and GAPPLE API version tested
On the upside, it's been used to trace contacts about 30 times and downloaded six million times
16 Jun 2020 02:32 | 11
Software
Germany prepares to launch COVID-19 contact-tracing app 'this week' while UK version stuck in development hell
Though decentralised Deutsche effort hasn't been without problems either
15 Jun 2020 12:30 | 46
Comment
In Hancock's half-hour, Dido Harding offers hollow laughs: Cake distracts test-and-trace boss at UK COVID-19 briefing
Ex-TalkTalk CEO fails to convince public everything's going swimmingly
12 Jun 2020 14:45 | 109
Security
Singapore to distribute wearable contact-tracing device and won't rule out making it compulsory
Because not everyone has a smartphone and Apple devices remain problematic
09 Jun 2020 08:01 | 10
Networks
GSMA suggests mobile carriers bake contact-tracing into their own apps – if governments ask for it
Working group already probing Bluetooth performance on myriad devices to help developers
04 Jun 2020 06:31 | 10
Personal Tech
As the US maybe gets serious about coronavirus-tracking apps, Congress wakes up to the privacy risks
Just what will happen to all that tasty location and contact data?
02 Jun 2020 01:57 | 18
Legal
Privacy activists prep legal challenge against UK plan to keep coronavirus contact-tracing data for two decades
It's too long a retention period, say digital rights campaigners
01 Jun 2020 15:16 | 33
Software
Laughing UK health secretary launches COVID-19 Test and Trace programme with glitchy website and no phone app
Hilarious
28 May 2020 14:20 | 101
Security
India said its coronavirus contact-tracing app is perfect... adds bug bounty and open-sources it anyway
As the legalese changes to extend data retention period
27 May 2020 02:59 | 1
Security
Contact-tracing app may become a permanent fixture in major Chinese city
Hangzhou wants a 'health and immunity firewall'
26 May 2020 06:02 | 14
Security
Former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman calls on UK govt to legally protect data from contact-tracing apps
'We don't want the system to rely on the individual integrity of any minister, ministerial team, or government'
20 May 2020 08:26 | 70
Legal
Australians can demand visitors to their homes run contact-tracing app
As opposition MP criticises slow and incomplete source code release, saying 'Public health messaging shouldn't require citizens to follow GitHub forks'
13 May 2020 02:58 | 10
Software
NHS contact-tracing app is best in the world, says VMware CEO... whose company helped build it
Virtzilla prepares to re-open some offices next week for staff who are willing to leave home
12 May 2020 07:30 | 74
Security
India releases data-use protocols for its contact-tracing app... after five weeks and 100 million downloads
Cart, meet horse, and you can both worry about 180-day data retention
12 May 2020 04:10 | 4
Software
Contact-tracing is basically CRM so we think we've got it sorted, says Salesforce
Coming real soon now as-a-service. Details on data collection and price? Coming soon, promise
05 May 2020 02:06 | 3
Security
India makes contact-tracing app compulsory in viral hot zones despite most local phones not being smart
Tech minister says app is 'foolproof'! We imagine Black Hats probably don't agree. And some may have time on their hands at present
04 May 2020 07:31 | 41
Security
Singapore to require smartphone check-ins at all businesses and will log visitors' national identity numbers
Even parks and train stations encouraged to use QR codes. Which may show the limits of Bluetooth contact-tracing!
04 May 2020 02:51 | 36
Software
India to build contact-tracing app for feature phones that still use 2G, don't have Bluetooth and can't run apps
There's hundreds of millions in India alone
30 Apr 2020 03:01 | 14
Security
Australian contact-tracing app leaks telling info and increases chances of third-party tracking, say security folks
Phone model recorded, unique ID infrequently refreshed – but Atlassian's Mike Cannnon-Brookes says use it and two million peeps agree
28 Apr 2020 02:34 | 19
Security
Apple and Google tweak key bits of contact-tracing privacy plan
As European nations back decentralised plan that leaves data on the device until users call in sick
27 Apr 2020 07:45 | 21
Security
Australia's contact-tracing app regulation avoids 'woolly' principles in comparable cyber-laws, say lawyers
COVIDSafe application lands for Android, iOS – sans source code
27 Apr 2020 00:01 | 57
Legal
You have one job, Australian PM tells contact-tracing app, and that’s talking to medicos
Still no definitive word on open sourcing or how it will solve Singapore's Apple problem
23 Apr 2020 06:36 | 13
Security
Contact-tracing or contact sport? Defections and accusations emerge among European COVID-chasing app efforts
Debate seems to centre over where data needs to reside to get the job done
20 Apr 2020 07:50 | 39
Legal
Indian city floats camera-packing surveillance balloon to zoom in on quarantine-quitters
As Prime Minister calls on citizens to inspire adoption of contact-tracing app
15 Apr 2020 05:01 | 4
Comment
Wanted: An exit strategy from the overt surveillance of smartphone contact tracing
It’s open source. It will be abused. So we need to design a way out before we dive in
14 Apr 2020 10:44 | 55
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