SOCORRO, N.M. -- New Mexico Tech announced the release of its MinerSafe contact-tracing app that offers the highest level of user data privacy and security available on the market. The app uses geo-fencing to cover the entire university campus, but it does not track users when they are not on campus. Furthermore, the data is heavily protected and will be frequently purged in an ongoing process to ensure the privacy of those in the campus community. MinerSafe has been approved by NMT’s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and verified by the Department of Homeland Security. NMT VP for Research Dr. Van Romero said that the privacy and security of NMT students,