COVID-19 digital contact tracing worked — heed the lessons for future pandemics

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TechnologyEnglish • 2 years ago

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COVID-19 digital contact tracing worked — heed the lessons for future pandemics

somefool ( @somefool@beehaw.org )

TechnologyEnglish • 2 years ago

For all the controversy over decentralized contact-tracing apps, data show that these privacy-preserving tools saved thousands of lives during the pandemic. National and international authorities must invest in the technology now.

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I thought the same thing. I kept mine on and literally did not get a single notice. I’m glad that it seems to have helped some though.

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