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Apple and Google block NHS Covid-19 app update over privacy issues Apple and Google's Exposure Notification API specifically disallows asking people to share their location data Apple and Google block NHS Covid-19 app update over privacy issues To continue reading... Don't have an account? Computing helps IT leaders to make technology a revenue and innovation engine for their businesses. Our unique package of news and analysis enables you to discover what the smartest minds in the industry are doing and scan the horizon for what’s next REAL-TIME NEWS AND ANALYSIS: find out what’s happenin...

Why have Apple and Google blocked the NHS Covid app update? Image: © bnenin/Stock.adobe.com Apple and Google have blocked an updated version of the Covid-19 tracking app in England and Wales due to privacy concerns. The latest update to the Covid-19 tracking app in England and Wales has been paused following objections from two major tech giants. While the app is still available to download from both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, the companies have blocked the latest update as it violates their privacy rules. The roll-out of the newest version of the app, which was due to co...

Wisconsin new COVID-19 cases below 1,000 as 4 more deaths are reported WBAY news staff © Provided by Green Bay-Appleton WBAY-TV WBAY MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – State health officials reported 804 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, breaking the prior two-day streak of more than 1,000 new cases. The 7-day average is 778 new cases per day. The state received 4,414 results for people being tested for the first time or testing positive, and 18% (18.2%) were positive. The remaining 3,610 tests were negative. The positivity rate’s 7-day average for all testing plateaued at 3.8% of all...

Oregon will 'pause' development of delayed COVID-19 exposure app The Oregon Health Authority says that it will focus on vaccinations and other priorities, putting the notification app on the backburner. Posted: Apr 6, 2021 4:35 PM Updated: Apr 6, 2021 5:36 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt SALEM, Ore. — Oregon's prolonged effort to develop a coronavirus exposure notification app will be put on "pause" indefinitely, the Oregon Health Authority announced on Tuesday. OHA said that it decided this week to pause ongoing planning for the Exposure Notification app project, preferring to focus on vacci...

In his State of the State last year, Gov. Jared Polis said Colorado "can solve any problem we encounter.” He wasn't counting on COVID-19. Now he's counting his pennies in