The risk of catching COVID-19 as calculated by a smartphone app scales with the probability of subsequently testing positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, showing that digital contact tracing is a ...

There are big concerns about privacy and effectiveness. So far, apps like this have been voluntary, but they might be required soon — not by the government, but by your company. The global consulting ...

Despite very public messaging that the Bluetooth contact-tracing tools for COVID-19 developed by Google and Apple would not track users' locations, its implementation within Android operating systems ...

A team of experts at the Pandemic Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford and Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick estimate the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around 1 million ...

The long-awaited NHS coronavirus app is here, designed to track the virus and slow the spread of transmissions. The rollout across England and Wales follows months of delay and questions about the app ...

England and Wales prepares to launch its own app on Thursday in a bid to stem the virus’s spread. England and Wales are set to be the latest nations to embrace an app in the hope of better tracing the ...

The ACT government is decommissioning the Check in CBR mobile app that was used for contact tracing during the pandemic. In a statement, ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said the app will ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Technology companies are developing their own contact tracing systems to help prevent coronavirus outbreaks in their offices as countries begin to ease lockdown measures ...

COVID-19 tracing apps are useful in identifying the infected individuals within an area. However, when personal information is compromised, it might be a sign to improve its security. According to the ...

Good day. Bluetooth is the technology of choice for companies and governments building coronavirus contact-tracing apps, but researchers are raising questions about security risks, WSJ Pro’s Catherine ...