Comments on: Koronavilkku Finnish COVID-19 exposure tracking app https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/ All about electronics and circuit design Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:15:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1770689 Sat, 04 Jun 2022 04:18:11 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1770689 Solitan teknologia-asiantuntijan Sami Köykän mukaan halutessaan Koronavilkun voi myös jättää puhelimeen muistoksi, vaikka sovellus ei varsinaisesti enää tee mitään.
https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/uutiset/avaa-koronavilkku-viela-kerran-ennen-poistamista-sovelluksen-kehittaja-yllatti-kehotuksellaan/72ba3a27-f3b8-44ab-80f9-36768409424e

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1770688 Sat, 04 Jun 2022 04:17:12 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1770688 Koronavilkun käyttö päättyy keskiviikkona – parhaimmillaan sen oli ladannut noin 2,5 miljoonaa suomalaista
Koronavilkku-sovellus ehti olla käytössä vajaan kahden vuoden ajan.
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12469591

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1770687 Sat, 04 Jun 2022 04:16:09 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1770687 Koronavilkku pimeni – kehittäjä vinkkaa avaamaan sovelluksen vielä kerran https://www.is.fi/digitoday/mobiili/art-2000008862936.html

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1757963 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 07:11:23 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1757963 Vaccine economics is undergoing an overhaul, and new estimates of vaccines’ full value could help deliver vaccines to the Global South.

Revealing the hidden value of vaccines
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-021-00520-w?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=MLSR_BRCON_ENGM_GL_MPSS_SABIN_T3-Sep21-4&fbclid=IwAR2QFcQOZwoHgUUSL6P6XTEbQSGHSXVuCjs60RxYusB-0dNu15SWttuQk0c

Vaccines are one of the most successful public health measures ever designed. Understanding their full value could steer investment in the right direction.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1753190 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:38:34 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1753190 Catching the common cold can help fend off COVID, study finds
https://fortune.com/2022/01/10/common-cold-coronavirus-t-cells-fend-off-covid/

Researchers found higher levels of T cells against certain colds in people who didn’t develop COVID while living with someone who had the disease.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1750833 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:56:31 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1750833 TS: Sairaanhoitopiirit haluavat luopua Koronavilkun käytöstä – ”Sovelluksesta on vain haittaa” https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000008533419.html

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1739836 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:48:50 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1739836 UK Covid App Goes Offline
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/technology/uk-covid-app-goes-offline/
People are now hugely reliant on their Covid passports. So when NHS England experienced a system outage, app users experienced some serious problems. Travellers could not check in for their flights at airports, and others were turned away from venues demanding proof at the entrance.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1725695 Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:11:03 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1725695 COVIDSafe: Australia’s digital contact tracing failure
https://ghuntley.com/covidsafe/

I’m here all by myself reading actual peer-reviewed publications from other countries where appropriate technology was rolled out to assist medical professionals whilst Australia remains in shambles.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1716912 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:21:54 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1716912 Even creepier COVID tracking: Google silently pushed app to users’ phones [Updated]
Massachusetts launched a COVID tracking app, and uh, it was automatically installed?!
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/even-creepier-covid-tracking-google-silently-pushed-app-to-users-phones/

Over the weekend, Google and the state of Massachusetts managed to make creepy COVID tracking apps even creepier by automatically installing them on people’s Android phones. Numerous reports on Reddit, Hacker News, and in-app reviews claim that “MassNotify,” Massachusetts’ COVID tracking app, silently installed on their Android device without user consent.

Google gave the following statement to 9to5Google, and the company does not deny silently installing an app.

We have been working with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to allow users to activate the Exposure Notifications System directly from their Android phone settings. This functionality is built into the device settings and is automatically distributed by the Google Play Store, so users don’t have to download a separate app. COVID-19 Exposure Notifications are enabled only if a user proactively turns it on. Users decide whether to enable this functionality and whether to share information through the system to help warn others of possible exposure.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2020/09/12/koronavilkku-finnish-covid-19-exposure-tracking-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1716748 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:38:04 +0000 https://www.epanorama.net/blog/?p=186728#comment-1716748 Betsy Ladyzhets / MIT Technology Review:
An analysis of the usage of COVID-19 contact tracing apps in 25 US states and DC finds that only 13 have enough usage to benefit from exposure notification — A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there’s still potential.

We investigated whether digital contact tracing actually worked in the US
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/06/16/1026255/us-digital-contact-tracing-exposure-notification-analysis/

A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there’s still potential.

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