COVID-19 contact tracing apps being deployed around the world
As countries begin to lift lockdowns from COVID-19, they are relying on contact tracing apps to identify and break the […]
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Germany switches sides in privacy contact tracing solution backing Apple and Google
Germany appears to have undertaken a volte-face in the approach it takes to combine privacy and contact tracing, supporting an […]
The EDPB Responds to the European Commission’s Recommendation on COVID-19 Mobile Apps
On April 14, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (the EDPB) published a letter in response to the European Commission’s […]
EU publishes toolbox for coronavirus tracking apps
Contact tracing apps, if fully compliant with EU rules and well coordinated, can play a key role in all phases […]
Will Google’s and Apple’s COVID Tracking Plan Protect Privacy?
Last week, Google and Apple announced that they were working together to develop privacy-protecting technology that could enable COVID-19 contact-tracing […]
Has coronavirus opened the door to mass electronic surveillance in the UK?
An app that, once downloaded, lets you escape lockdown may sound tempting, but its implications could be dystopian. In authoritarian […]
Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors
A study has found that thousands of legitimate Android apps are taking liberties or installing with capabilities that users wouldn’t […]
EU data watchdog calls for pan-European coronavirus tracking app
Europe’s data protection watchdog has called for a single coronavirus tracking app to be used across the EU, stating that a tool […]
An EU coalition of techies is backing a ‘privacy-preserving’ standard for COVID-19
A European coalition of techies and scientists drawn from at least eight countries, and led by Germany’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz […]
Apps Checking Covid-19 Symptoms Pose Data Collection Risks
Insurers and health tech companies developing mobile apps to let patients track Covid-19 symptoms and connect with doctors need to […]
Clearview AI Reportedly Worked On a Mug Shot Repository to Go With Its Face Recognition App
The controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI has already landed in hot water for purportedly letting both law enforcement and […]
Android surveillanceware operators jump on the coronavirus fear bandwagon
Researchers have uncovered a mobile surveillance campaign that has used more than 30 malicious Android apps to spy on targets […]