Digital Health Rewired 2021: Roundup of day five
After five days, 10 summits and more than 300 speakers, Rewired is sadly over for another year. Here is our roundup of the last day.
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Google and the University of Oxford launch global Covid-19 tracker platform
Google.org, along with the University of Oxford, have launched a global data repository to help track Covid-19 variants and future infectious diseases.
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European Commission gives green light to Google’s Fitbit takeover
Google has made a series of commitments to address competition concerns, including that it will not use data gathered by Fitbit for Google Ads.
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National Institute for Health Research turns to Google to improve digital
Using Google Workspace the National Institute for Health Research has been able to bring multiple physical location under the one digital hub.
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NHS Covid-19 App updated to fix disappearing exposure alerts
The messages were caused by default privacy notifications from Apple and Google to alert users their app is sharing contact-tracing information.
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Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce
The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps developed by public health bodies.
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European Commission to investigate Google’s Fitbit acquisition
An investigation to assess the proposed billion dollar acquisition of Fitbit by Google has been opened by the European Commission.
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Hancock refuses to provide roll-out date for contact-tracing app
When questioned on the progress of the app Hancock told a parliamentary committee it would be rolled-out “as soon as an effective one is available”.
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Experts react to government’s U-turn on contact-tracing app
Industry leaders said the government should ensure ethics and privacy are “correct by design” in its new contact-tracing app.
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