Digital Contact Tracing

Let's talk about GIS! Join Jack Dangermond, Michael Goodchild, @TrisalynNelson, and Krzysztof Janowicz to discuss trends in GIS. geog.ucsb.edu/events/all/202…

Pre-print of our chapter on ethics and privacy associated with digital contact tracing technologies. Forthcoming in @SpringerNature book, Mapping COVID-19 in Space and Time. #privacyconcerns #newtechnology tinyurl.com/aq2p90a7

Our most recent map showing the status of digital contact tracing apps in the United States peter-kedron.github.io/COVID-19-Geosp…

Very excited this is part of @GeogAnalysis 50th anniversary issue. Was extremely lucky to work with some leading geographers & GIScientists on a paper discussing reproducibility and replicability in geographical analysis.

Our updated map of states who are using/developing digital contact tracing apps peter-kedron.github.io/COVID-19-Geosp… General trends: -Increase in bluetooth apps over GPS -Apple/Google collab making state app design easier #contacttracing #privacyconcerns

Nevada's new digital contact tracing app is now live! rgj.com/story/news/202…

An interesting story about the creation of an app that is currently being used in at least 3 states for digital contact tracing

An app for football fans became a digital contact tracing tool — and could be a litmus test for... statnews.com/2020/06/24/dig… via @statnews

Digital Contact Tracing's Mixed Record Abroad Spells Trouble for US Efforts to Rein in COVID-19 nextgov.com/ideas/2020/07/… via @Nextgov

In case you missed it, Christopher Smith recently sat down with his former mentor Yi-Fu Tuan to discuss Tuan's work on fear and escapism against the background of COVID-19. Read the full interview: bit.ly/3fWmkGb

Agreed! One aspect of our research into contact tracing apps is to determine how privacy is protected.

New data --obtained only after @nytimes sued @CDCGov to release it -- has shown the stark racial inequity of #COVID19 transmission and outcomes. nyti.ms/2O1uPDO