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North Dakota launched a contact-tracing app. It’s not going well.

May 7, 2020 /

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Contact-tracing apps have been hailed as a crucial tool in the battle against the coronavirus. But as states rush to release their own home-baked versions, not everything has gone to plan.

In late April, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced the release of Care19. The app, the result of a partnership between the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) and developer ProudCrowd, aims to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Unfortunately for everyone pinning their hopes on a quick technological fix, Care19 doesn’t always work as advertised.

By putting their faith in potentially problematic digital tools, with unclear privacy ramifications, they may merely be setting themselves up for another round of disappointment.

 

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