The Gray Area: Recent Episodes
Angela
Quick episode on recent updates with Apple and Google planning to share your location and COVID-19 status. This is called contact tracing and I discuss the implications it has on our society without a federal privacy law in place. Articles referenced in this episode: Apple, Google Bring Covid-19 Contact-Tracing to 3 Billion People https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-10/apple-google-bring-covid-19-contact-tracing-to-3-billion-people Coronavirus surveillance concerns ramp up pressure to pass federal privacy law https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/492072-coronavirus-surveillance-concerns-ramp-up-pressure-to-pass-federal Federal Hearing Remarks: Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/4/enlisting-big-data-in-the-fight-against-coronavirus PETITION: Limit Location Tracking and Data Sharing During Coronavirus Pandemic http://chng.it/ffV6tQTNgX