Raffaele Angius is a journalist media innovation advisor based in Turin. He works togheter with Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights, Facebook Tracking Exposed and Futura News. After a period as a free-lance journalist in Middle East he specialized in the design and deployment of ...

How many people really use Immuni? The Ministry of Health does not respond

27 Oct 2020  |  www.wired.it  |  Italian  |  Contact Tracing

The article criticizes the Italian Ministry of Health for not responding to requests for data on the actual usage of the Immuni contact tracing app, highlighting the importance of transparency in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. It underscores the need for public access to detailed information to ensure accountability and informed decision-making. The article also mentions the Ministry of Justice's refusal to provide information on contracts related to new interception laws, raising concerns about the handling of public documents and government transparency.

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I am a multilingual reporter currently on leave of absence from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, where I covered the European pharmaceutical industry, healthcare and various business topics for the past three and a half years.
 
At the moment I am pursuing freelance writing and ...

A national task force exploring how data from mobile phones could limit the spread of Covid-19 has sparked a debate over privacy and data protection

10 Apr 2020  |  Coda Story  |  English  |  Contact Tracing

The Italian government's initiative to use mobile phone data to combat Covid-19 has raised concerns over privacy and data protection. A task force of scientists and experts is evaluating technological solutions from an open call that received around 800 proposals. Facebook's Data for Good team is collaborating with the University of Pavia to analyze aggregated location data. However, there are worries about the lack of privacy safeguards and data management provisions. Some argue that privacy concerns should be secondary to fighting the virus, while others stress the difficulty in truly anonymizing user data. The Ministry of Innovation has stated that any data used will be disposed of after the pandemic, and any selected technology projects will require government approval and possibly new legislation. The European Commission has urged member states to consider privacy rights in developing contact tracing solutions.

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Terri Coles is a journalist based in St. John's, Canada.

Contact Tracing Apps Use Machine Learning to Fight COVID

10 Jul 2020  |  ITPro Today: IT News, How-Tos, Trends, Case Studies, Career Tips, More  |  English  |  Contact Tracing

Contact tracing applications, enhanced by machine learning, are being developed and used to combat COVID-19. These apps, which often use Bluetooth to protect user privacy, automate alerts and analyze data to make contact tracing more efficient. Andrew Pery from ABBYY emphasizes the importance of balancing public safety with privacy rights. Successful implementations in South Korea and Taiwan highlight the potential of these apps, though they raise ethical questions. Major tech companies like Google and Apple are collaborating on these technologies, while AI ethics initiatives are being developed globally to address privacy concerns.

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Allan Hall is a journalist based in Berlin, Germany.  Works for London Times, Daily Mail, the sun, Readers Digest and is the author of the best selling Penguin book Monster about the crimes of Joseph Fritzl as well as some 20 other works on crime, the paranormal and the papacy.

Germany's 'virus detectives' rely on old-fashioned approach and manually traced coronavirus

23 May 2020  |  Mail Online  |  English  |  Contact Tracing

Germany has maintained a consistent effort in contact tracing for COVID-19, unlike the UK which ceased tracking new infections on March 12. Germany's approach includes manual tracing and the use of medical professionals and public sector workers as tracers. The country's contact tracing system is decentralized, with each of the 16 states responsible for their own recruitment, contrasting with the UK's central system. Germany's Robert Koch Institute emphasizes the importance of local knowledge in contact tracing, and the system is already operational, unlike in the UK.

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An editor with an international background and a strong focus on digital news. I have experience managing an award-winning team that produces both long-form series and daily news. I have worked at The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph and Newsweek as a staff member.

Coronavirus: turn the second wave into a ripple and we may stay afloat

25 Apr 2020  |  www.thetimes.co.uk  |  English  |  Contact Tracing

Vietnam's Ministry of Health issued an urgent alert via the Zalo messaging app, instructing individuals who visited a specific gym in Hanoi to self-isolate due to potential coronavirus exposure. This action is part of a broader national effort to trace contacts and curb the spread of the virus.

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