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To fight COVID-19 in Uruguay (luckily we've had nearly 0 new cases in the last few days) we began a new phase: the exposure notification app over #Google and #Apple's API.
What are the risks involved with these apps and are they worth it?
Read on...
What are the risks involved with these apps and are they worth it?
Read on...
If only infected people are isolated, it won’t be possible to fight the virus. It’s necessary to isolate asymptomatic individuals too. The ultimate goal is to reopen the economy as soon as possible while keeping the number of infections under control. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/05/12/forget-apple-and-google-contact-tracing-apps-just-dealt-serious-new-blow/#4114669b2172
Manual contact tracing is one of the oldest public health strategies to control the spread of diseases. How do we automate exposure notifications?
We’ve started testing the exposure notification feature (previously known as contact tracing) that has just been launched this week in Uruguay.
Uruguay in particular is following the guidelines set by #Apple and #Google, with a decentralized approach. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01514-2
Uruguay in particular is following the guidelines set by #Apple and #Google, with a decentralized approach. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01514-2
I think this is very helpful to understand how exposure notification apps work (previously known as "contact tracing"):
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6491/eabb6936
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6491/eabb6936
As explained in this article, the data privacy aspect is what worries people the most.
Luckily, in Uruguay, we’re using a decentralized approach in which GPS isn’t involved, and no information is stored in a centralized server. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/21/care19-dakota-privacy-coronavirus/
Luckily, in Uruguay, we’re using a decentralized approach in which GPS isn’t involved, and no information is stored in a centralized server. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/21/care19-dakota-privacy-coronavirus/
From @AbstractaUS, we’ve been working on testing Uruguay’s exposure notification app in different situations to learn how the application behaves and what its limitations are in order to reduce or mitigate the risk of these errors. You can read more here https://abstracta.us/blog/software-testing/exposure-notification-apps-tester-perspective/
#Google’s CEO, @sundarpichai, even recognized Uruguay and its government for being the first country in South America to utilize exposure notification app technology: https://twitter.com/JOTA_uy/status/1271786203084398593
We are not quite there yet, but this is another important step towards controlling and fighting this pandemic. From a tester's perspective, this is a huge challenge with very high expectations
