20 min
Would You Use A Contact-Tracing Coronavirus App? The Threatpost Podcast
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- Technology
As a world afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic begins to re-open restaurants, retail stores and more, public health officials remain concerned about the spread of the virus. Technology for contact-tracing apps, intended to help citizens track whether they were exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus, have been created by countries, U.S. states (like Utah) and by tech giants like Apple and Google. But behind the public health benefits of contact tracing are privacy worries, technology issues like interoperability, and other challenges. Threatpost discusses the benefits - and the challenges - of contact tracing apps with Steve Moore, chief security strategist at Exabeam.
As a world afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic begins to re-open restaurants, retail stores and more, public health officials remain concerned about the spread of the virus. Technology for contact-tracing apps, intended to help citizens track whether they were exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus, have been created by countries, U.S. states (like Utah) and by tech giants like Apple and Google. But behind the public health benefits of contact tracing are privacy worries, technology issues like interoperability, and other challenges. Threatpost discusses the benefits - and the challenges - of contact tracing apps with Steve Moore, chief security strategist at Exabeam.
20 min