From Saturday, it might be possible to enter your local and order a frosty pint once more after months of pubs being closed. While some have sold drinks in plastic cups to be consumed near-by, 4 July should see more establishments open up and punters on premises. However, it will be a different experience to … Read more
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An app designed to remove Chinese apps from smartphones and tablets has been pulled from the Google Play Store. The app, called ‘Remove China Apps’, garnered nearly five million downloads in India, where anti-Chinese sentiment is growing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was free to download, had no adds, and its sole … Read more
Police scanner apps surpassed Facebook and Instagram in the App Store, as Americans continue to protest the death of George Floyd – an unarmed black man who was killed while in police custody. Data shows these type of apps were downloaded 213,000 times just over the past weekend and as of Tuesday, 5-0 Radio Pro … Read more
Ministers will launch the vaunted new track-and-trace programme this week with an army of 25,000 recruits battling to lead Britain out of the coronavirus crisis. The plan – to track down those who have been in close contact with Covid-19 victims and isolate them to stop the chain of transmission – will swing into action … Read more
Coronavirus tracking apps pose ‘a serious risk to human rights’ and ‘may introduce unjustified surveillance disguised as health measures’ Humans Rights Watch said tracking apps are a risk to human rights in a Q&A The New York organisation wants countries to consider if the apps are justified It claims they could exclude marginalised groups with … Read more
Google and Apple show samples of how eventual coronavirus exposure apps might look and forbid use of GPS-enabled location services The companies released samples of what COVID exposure apps may look like Samples are meant to be starting points for developers The companies are also forbidding the use of location tracking by apps Here’s how … Read more
A new poll suggests 60 PERCENT of Americans are unable or unwilling to use coronavirus-tracking apps enabled by Google and Apple A new poll from researchers casts doubt on COVID-tracking apps’ adoption Three out of five adults are unwilling or unable to use COVID-tracking apps Likelihood to adopt an app is related to if they consider … Read more
Businesses could track the spread of coronavirus when they re-open through using contact-tracing apps currently in development. At least three companies are creating surveillance apps for private firms, which may allow employers to retrace the steps of an infected worker. Employers would be able to track how many people the infected staff member interacted with … Read more
ACLU warns contact tracing apps designed to monitor spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks if they do not have proper safeguards The ACLU says contact tracing apps will have to be made with privacy in mind It said that apps could have significant privacy risks if not designed properly Among other things the … Read more