In scrapping the project, the company cited the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but critics say it was a loser from the start and a failure in “surveillance capitalism.”
Tag: Privacy
Eager to Corral the Coronavirus, U.K. Tests a Disputed Tracing App
The British government’s tool to track infected people puts it at odds with Apple and Google on privacy.
A Scramble for Virus Apps That Do No Harm
Dozens of tracking apps for smartphones are being used or developed to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. But there are worries about privacy and hastily written software.
France Weighs Using Digital Tracking in the Fight Against Coronavirus
The French are cautiously considering digital tracking, which has proved effective in Asia. But can a country that so prizes personal freedom and privacy ever accept it?
The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom
The popular app offered the simplest path to videoconferencing in a pandemic. That doesn’t make it the right path to take.
The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom
The popular app offered the simplest path to videoconferencing in a pandemic. That doesn’t make it the right path to take.
In Italy, Going Back to Work May Depend on Having the Right Antibodies
Weighing an idea that might once have been relegated to science fiction, Italy once again finds itself in the unfortunate vanguard of Western democracies grappling with the coronavirus.
As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets
Tracking entire populations to combat the pandemic now could open the doors to more invasive forms of government snooping later.
Netanyahu’s Bold Moves: Fighting a Virus or Risking Democracy?
Israel’s prime minister has shut down the courts and ordered the government to track people by their cellphone data in the name of fighting an epidemic.
To Track Coronavirus, Israel Moves to Tap Secret Trove of Cellphone Data
The information, intended for use in counterterrorism, would help identify people who have crossed paths with known patients.