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- On the Futility of Contact Tracing https://inference-review.com/article/on-the-futility-of-contact-tracing 8 comments
- Singapore launches TraceTogether app to boost Covid-19 contact tracing efforts https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-trace-together-mobile-app-contact-tracing-coronavirus-12560616 2 comments
- Contact-Tracing Apps in the United States https://www.lawfareblog.com/contact-tracing-apps-united-states 4 comments politics
- First version of Apple/Google contact tracing API will be available on April 28 https://9to5mac.com/2020/04/23/apple-contact-tracing-april-28/ 4 comments technology
- Turns Out the White House Is All About Contact Tracing—For Its Own Employees https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/turns-out-the-white-house-is-all-about-contact-tracing-for-its-own-employees 7 comments politics
- Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps-iduskbn22g28w 95 comments apple
- Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps/apple-google-ban-use-of-location-tracking-in-contact-tracing-apps-iduskbn22g28w 4 comments technology
- Contact-tracing apps are not a solution to the COVID-19 crisis https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/inaccurate-and-insecure-why-contact-tracing-apps-could-be-a-disaster/ 140 comments technology
- Contact Tracing, a Key Way to Slow COVID-19, Is Badly Underused by the U.S. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/contact-tracing-a-key-way-to-slow-covid-19-is-badly-underused-by-the-u-s/ 23 comments politics
- Pay Every American $1,000 to Download a Contact Tracing Application https://slate.com/technology/2020/07/pay-americans-contact-tracing-app.html 23 comments technology
- India mandates downloading Contact Tracing App https://gizmodo.com/indias-mandated-contact-tracing-app-is-an-invasive-ins-1843198341 11 comments worldnews
- Kerala To Collect Call Records Of Covid Patients For Contact Tracing https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kerala-to-collect-call-records-of-covid-patients-for-contact-tracing-2278996 10 comments india
- Republican convention attendees will be required to wear masks, contact tracing badges https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/511514-republican-convention-attends-will-be-required-to-wear-masks-be-tracked 13 comments politics
- How Apple and Google could overcome the biggest barrier to digital contact tracing https://www.fastcompany.com/90507765/how-apple-and-google-could-overcome-the-biggest-barrier-to-digital-contact-tracing 3 comments technology
- Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/04/apple-and-google-partner-on-covid-19-contact-tracing-technology/ 138 comments apple
- Two Oklahoma lawmakers test positive for COVID-19; contact tracing underway https://www.koco.com/article/two-oklahoma-lawmakers-test-positive-for-covid-19-contact-tracing-underway/34662724 4 comments politics
- Apple and Google reveal contact tracing notification system built into phones https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/apple-and-google-reveal-contact-tracing-notification-system-built-into-phones-39495978.html 3 comments worldnews
- Local Governments 'Overwhelmed' in Race to Trace U.S. COVID Contacts https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-08-04/special-report-local-governments-overwhelmed-in-race-to-trace-us-covid-contacts 9 comments politics
- Cybersecurity experts found seven flaws in the UK's contact-tracing app https://www.businessinsider.com/cybersecurity-experts-find-security-flaws-in-nhs-contact-tracing-app-2020-5 4 comments technology
- Michael Bloomberg is dedicating $10 million to a coronavirus contact tracing program https://theweek.com/speedreads/910358/michael-bloomberg-dedicating-10-million-coronavirus-contact-tracing-program 21 comments politics
- U.S. lawmaker says any COVID-19 contact tracing tech should be voluntary and limited https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-contract-tracing-m/u-s-lawmaker-says-any-covid-19-contact-tracing-tech-should-be-voluntary-and-limited-iduskcn2243d8 3 comments politics
- Protecting Lives & Liberty: How Contact Tracing Can Foil COVID-19 & Big Brother https://ncase.me/contact-tracing/ 6 comments moderatepolitics
- Pence Aide Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Contact Tracing Ongoing https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/20/819348488/pence-aide-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-contact-tracing-ongoing?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews 3 comments politics
- DNA shows no trace of contact between ancient Easter Islanders and South America http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-10-13/who-were-the-ancient-easter-islanders/9040266 24 comments science
- Overwhelmed by cases, North Dakota tells residents with COVID-19 to do their own contact tracing https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/coronavirus/6726337-overwhelmed-by-cases-north-dakota-tells-residents-with-covid-19-to-do-their-own-contact-tracing 3 comments nottheonion
- Overwhelmed by cases, North Dakota tells residents with COVID-19 to do their own contact tracing https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/coronavirus/6726337-overwhelmed-by-cases-north-dakota-tells-residents-with-covid-19-to-do-their-own-contact-tracing 3 comments nottheonion
- Experts warn of 'mass violation of rights' as contact-tracing data collected in pubs sold on https://sg.news.yahoo.com/contact-tracing-data-sold-on-coronavirus-141855189.html 62 comments technews
- UK ditches contact tracing app to move to Google-Apple model http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-ditches-contact-tracing-app-to-move-to-google-apple-model-12009690 6 comments worldnews
- Governor Inslee lays out statewide contact tracing plan for COVID-19 https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2020/05/12/governor-inslee-lays-out-statewide-contact-tracing-plan-for-covid-19/ 85 comments moderatepolitics
- White House spent the weekend scrambling as they did contact tracing for staffer who tested positive for coronavirus https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/11/politics/katie-miller-contract-tracing-coronavirus/index.html 39 comments politics
- (Why) SARS-CoV-2 Bluetooth contact tracing apps are a tremendously stupid idea! https://raccoon.onyxbits.de/blog/covid-19-bluetooth-contact-tracing-stupid-idea/ 14 comments privacy
- South Korea's Widespread Testing And Contact Tracing Lead To First Day With No New Cases https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2020/04/30/south-koreas-widespread-testing-and-contact-tracing-lead-to-first-day-with-no-new-cases/#5fe18da25abf 13 comments worldnews
- U.S. senator says Apple, Google need to show contact tracing will not violate privacy https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-google-apple/u-s-senator-says-apple-google-need-to-show-contact-tracing-will-not-violate-privacy-iduskcn21x32m?il=0&utm_source=reddit.com 144 comments technology
- [Renck] Why did Goodell ignore Broncos’ pleas to move Saints game last season? Surveillance video from Denver’s facility showed QBs had tried to fool system. They had removed their contact-tracing devices and put them in four corners of meeting room, then they sat together to watch film. https://twitter.com/troyrenck/status/1435232373017251841?s=21 1112 comments nfl
- Couple 'furious' restaurant used phone number from contact tracing list to send promotional offers https://bc.ctvnews.ca/couple-furious-restaurant-used-phone-number-from-contact-tracing-list-to-send-promotional-offers-1.5302717 23 comments privacy
- [Pelissero] Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer, says on NFL Network - "there was some spread one individual to another" among Browns' latest positive COVID-19 cases. Not all community spread. Contact tracing and review of test results ongoing before decision on practice today. https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/kslxy0/pelissero_dr_allen_sills_the_nfls_chief_medical/ 20 comments nfl
- State-mandated stay-at-home orders and public mask mandates coupled with case investigations with contact tracing contributed to an 82% reduction in COVID-19 incidence, 88% reduction in hospitalizations, and 100% reduction in mortality in Delaware during late April–June. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6945e1.htm 1129 comments science
- How Privacy-First Contact Tracing works, also called DP-3T (Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing), what Google and Apple try to implement in their OS (Android and iOS). https://github.com/dp-3t/documents/blob/master/public_engagement/cartoon/en/comic-en.pdf 4 comments technology
- Australian government's tracing app to be launched on Sunday - The controversial app intends to help trace people who come into contact with someone with COVID-19 https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-governments-virus-tracing-app-to-be-launched-sunday/32699513-d3e2-4bd6-b12f-c4cc519eb1dd 10 comments worldnews
- The ACLU says contact tracing apps could carry 'significant' privacy risks if they're not designed with robust controls on safety and consent. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8231519/ACLU-warns-contact-tracing-apps-monitoring-spread-COVID-19-significant-privacy-risks.html 9 comments privacy