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Are fitness trackers the next answer to fight Covid-19?

Published: 14 September 2020
Commentary
As contact-tracing apps prove less useful than hoped in many countries, other digital tools such as wearable fitness trackers are gaining in popularity for detecting or tracing coronavirus infection. But a reliance on such technologies comes with big questions about effectiveness and privacy.
By Deepika Yadav
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Can a national ID database ease the burden of Covid-19 in the Philippines?

Published: 29 July 2020
Analysis
The pandemic has increased calls for a national ID system to improve access to relief funds. Experts say that the proposed plan may not work and may put data security and privacy at risk.
By Jasmine Shewakramani
Boris Johnson chairs the morning Covid-19 Meeting

How not to use tech in a pandemic - lessons from the UK

Published: 30 June 2020
Commentary
From legal challenges to delays, leaks and policy reversals, the UK has stumbled in its tech response to the pandemic. A full assessment of what happened will take time, but the record thus far already offers lessons for the future.
By Frederike Kaltheuner
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Germany’s epic corona-tracing debate: a risky game with public trust

Published: 6 May 2020
Analysis
The debate over the data storage model of a coronavirus tracing app shows how the German government’s search for digital infection control tools became caught up between public health officials, privacy experts and the US tech industry. 
By Vérane Meyer

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