EFF Warns COVID-19 Tracing Apps Pose Cybersecurity, Privacy Risks

Health IT Security: The Electronic Frontier Foundation are joining the call urging COVID-19 contact tracing app developers to consider the potential privacy and security risks posed by these technologies, while warning no application should be trusted to “solve this crisis or answer all of these questions.”

Earlier this month, Google and Apple announced plans to collaborate on contact tracing technology that would leverage Bluetooth Low Energy to inform individuals whether they’ve been exposed to someone who has COVID-19.

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