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TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

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

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

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TechnologyEnglish · 3 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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The article mentions a centralized system in Singapore, TraceTogether: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55541001

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