Research institutes warn of necessity for UK contact-tracing app to link to testing

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ISSUE DATE: 4 May 2020 TOP STORIES Research institutes warn of necessity for UK contact-tracing app to link to testing BCS and Cass Business School call for proposed UK contact-tracing app not to be launched without alignment to tracing and warns that without this link, NHS will not be able to “big data” its way out of “no data” situation. READ MORE → Treasury gives Gov.uk Verify 18-month reprieve due to coronavirus The government's troubled digital identity system was due to end funding in April 2020 but surge in use due to Universal Credit applications has brought a temporary reprieve. READ MORE → NCSC tackles unconscious bias in security terminology The terms whitelisting and blacklisting are out at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH 5G on the ropes as Covid-19 set to land $51bn blow on global mobile services industry Research predicts mobile revenue will drop 4.1% worldwide because of pandemic, with European operators taking a particular heavy hit. READ MORE → Pre-owned device values stay strong amidst coronavirus pandemic More than half a billion dollars returned to US consumers in Q1 2020 as used and new mobile device markets stabilise after Covid-19 disruption. READ MORE → Subpostmasters receive their ‘inadequate’ damages over Horizon IT scandal Subpostmasters who had their lives ruined by the Post Office’s faulty IT system have received their damages after a High Court victory. READ MORE → Amazon commits to reinvesting $4bn of projected second-quarter profit into coronavirus response Online retail giant Amazon sees revenue surge, but profits drop during first quarter of 2020 following surge in reinvestment to ready its business for Covid-19-induced uptick in consumer demand for online orders. READ MORE →

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