Google and Apple have banned location tracking in their contact tracing apps

Can the US ramp up coronavirus testing? California will provide clues. 

Sponsored by Alegion The Download Your daily dose of what’s up in emerging technology 05.05.20 Good morning! Today: Google and Apple have banned location tracking in their contact tracing apps, the UK has started trialing its version, and California will provide a test case for whether the US can ramp up testing. Get your friends to sign up here to get The Download every day. Google and Apple ban location tracking in their contact tracing apps   The news: Apple and Google have announced that their coronavirus tracing technology will ban the use of location tracking. The move could create complications for some apps that planned to use the two companies’ system for notifying people of potential exposure to covid-19. How will it work: The full system, which uses Bluetooth signals to determine how close you have come to diagnosed covid-19 patients, is expected to be released by the middle of May. Developers have an early version of the system now. The rules: The two firms also require that only government health authorities can create apps; all apps must get user consent; and a second consent is required before sharing positive test results and “diagnosis keys” with public health authorities. Finally, data collection must be minimized and used only for health response. Other uses of the data are banned. Read the full story. —Patrick Howell O’Neill Read next: The UK will start testing its contact tracing app this week—but can it work? Can the US ramp up coronavirus testing? California will provide clues. A vast challenge: While California enacted early social distancing policies that slowed the spread of covid-19 and kept the death rate low, it has lagged behind others on testing. It will have to significantly expand its capacity before it can reopen without risking major additional outbreaks. Governor Gavin Newsom announced late last month that California would have to be able to carry out 60,000 to 80,000 tests per day, up from 25,000 on average during the last week. Why California lags in testing: Most experts say the state’s biggest bottleneck right now is getting tests to patients, a process complicated by regulatory restrictions, supply constraints, and a shortage of trained personnel. The state has been trying to aggressively recruit healthcare workers and expanding test sites. The bigger picture: Many nations, states, and cities across the world are all trying to ramp up testing at the same time, which is putting serious strains on global supplies and equipment. Since it’s not clear how many tests will really be required, or what technologies it will take, they should be making multiple bets right now. Whether California can pull this off—with all its wealth, expertise, and biomedical resources—will be a test case worth watching. Read the full story.  —James Temple You won’t want to miss today’s episode of Radio Corona at 3pm ET. MIT Technology Review’s editor in chief will be talking to Vint Cerf, internet pioneer and covid-19 survivor, about the future of our connected world. Tune in.  We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet 'em at me.)   + Someone’s made a Twitter account solely dedicated to checking which video games allow you to pet the dogs in them.   + A new satirical website has launched. Top marks for the name: The Pangolin.   + Performing arts conservatory The Juilliard School put on a wonderful version of Ravel’s Bolero.   + This dance by these three sisters is pure joy. Sponsor Message Using CV for Loss Prevention & Contactless Checkout Leading retailer utilizes computer vision to manage loss of inventory during frictionless checkout. This case study reviews the quality and efficiency challenges with video annotation at such a large scale. Alegion’s complex video annotation was able to provide higher quality standards and higher throughput while providing 60% more efficiencies. Learn more here. The top ten must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The US is now projecting 200,000 new covid-19 cases per day A leaked White House document says daily deaths are expected to hit 3,000 by June. (Ars Technica)   + Hope and fear combine as at least a dozen countries start to lift restrictions this week. (NYT $) 2 SARS-CoV-2’s complex biology, explained It’s likely to have been hiding in some species for decades. (Nature)   + There is no evidence coronavirus originated in a lab, says the WHO. (AFP) 3 The FDA is more closely regulating coronavirus antibody tests Turns out that letting suppliers mark their own homework was a bad idea, after all. (Wired $) 4 College students are unimpressed by online classes 👩‍🏫 Students at more than 25 universities are demanding refunds. (AP)   + The transition to remote learning has been complex and fraught, especially in prisons. (Slate)   + Paranoia about cheating is ruining the experience of online education. (Vox) 5 The far-right is exploiting the pandemic to spread its ideology online Muslims, Jews, immigration, nefarious “elites,” and LGBTQ people are all common targets. (BBC)   + Extremists are using the crisis as a way to recruit new members to their cause. (NYT $) 6 Stalkerware is creeping back onto Google’s Play Store  Disappointing. (OneZero) 7 Candidates can’t campaign, so they’re posting memes instead If this forces politicians to get better at “the internet,” that’s got to be one upside. (The Verge)   + Joe Biden’s team is betting on a feel-good strategy to generate clicks. (Politico) 8 The dangerous allure of a TikTok career 🤳 It looks like they’re living the dream, but very few influencers earn enough to live on. (Vice) 9 This mental health app could help you cope during the coronavirus crisis It aims to help us deal with the anxiety that comes with so much uncertainty. (Wired $) 10 Carnival cruises are coming back in August 🚢 How about we rename them “floating carriers of disease?” (CNBC) Support independent tech journalism.  MIT Technology Review delivers insights on today's technologies and their impact upon our collective future through a trustworth lens you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe today. Quote of the day “Firing whistleblowers isn’t just a side-effect of macroeconomic forces, nor is it intrinsic to the function of free markets. It’s evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the company culture. I choose neither to serve nor drink that poison.” —Tim Bray, until recently Vice President at Amazon, explains why he quit the company. 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