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April 29, 2021 Share The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced late Wednesday that the CoronaMelder app will stop sending warnings for 48 hours while the government checks if users’ data is secure. The Dutch app uses “exposure notification” technology developed by Google and Apple that generates random codes that can be exchanged by phones whose users are close to one another for long enough to poss...
Google Accused of Using COVID-19 to Spy on People In April 2020, due to the unprecedented times caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Google and Apple partnered up to create a COVID-19 tracking feature for their respective platforms. The new tech was designed to warn users if they come into contact with anyone infected with the virus. However, now, Google is being sued by its users alleging that the search engine giant exposed their personal data via its COVID-19 exposure-notification system with Apple. The case has been filed in the federal court for invasion of privacy. Two individuals from C...
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS -- The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced late Wednesday that the CoronaMelder app will stop sending warnings for 48 hours while the government checks if users' data is secure. The Dutch app uses "exposure notification" technology developed by Google and Apple that generates random codes that can be exchanged by phones whose users are close to one another for long enough to possib...
Dutch Government Suspends Coronavirus App Over Data Leak Fears Getty Images 29 Apr 2021 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced late Wednesday that the CoronaMelder app will stop sending warnings for 48 hours while the government checks if users’ data is secure. The Dutch app uses “exposure notification” technology developed by Google and Apple that generates random codes t...