December 8, 2020 / Last updated : December 8, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Washington Post: New smartphone tool to track side effects of the coronavirus vaccine may be vulnerable to manipulation

Washington Post: New smartphone tool to track side effects of the coronavirus vaccine may be vulnerable to manipulation. “A new smartphone technology designed to provide real-time warnings of side effects in the first Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus may be vulnerable to manipulation, raising concerns malicious actors could gain access to the system to undermine […]
December 1, 2020 / Last updated : December 1, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

MIT Technology Review: While mainland America struggles with covid apps, tiny Guam has made them work

MIT Technology Review: While mainland America struggles with covid apps, tiny Guam has made them work. “With no budget, and relying almost entirely on a grassroots volunteer effort, Guam has gotten 29% of the island’s adult residents to download its exposure notification app, a rate of adoption that outstrips states with far more resources.”
November 30, 2020 / Last updated : November 30, 2020 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

EurekAlert: Why spending a long time on your phone isn’t bad for mental health

EurekAlert: Why spending a long time on your phone isn’t bad for mental health. “General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. The study published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior was led by Heather Shaw and Kristoffer Geyer from Lancaster […]
November 19, 2020 / Last updated : November 19, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Coronavirus: Banking apps more popular than social media during pandemic (Yahoo Finance)

Yahoo Finance: Coronavirus: Banking apps more popular than social media during pandemic. “Mobile banking apps have now become more popular than social media as a result of COVID-19, research suggests. Older generations have flocked to online and mobile banking to ensure they stay on top of their money and bills while remaining safe during the […]
November 14, 2020 / Last updated : November 14, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

ZDNet: Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication

ZDNet: Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication. “Microsoft is urging users to abandon telephone-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions like one-time codes sent via SMS and voice calls and instead replace them with newer MFA technologies, like app-based authenticators and security keys.”
November 14, 2020 / Last updated : November 14, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Wired: The iOS Covid App Ecosystem Has Become a Privacy Minefield

Wired: The iOS Covid App Ecosystem Has Become a Privacy Minefield. “Late last month Jonathan Albright, director of the Digital Forensics Initiative at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, released the results of his analysis of 493 Covid-related iOS apps across dozens of countries. His study of those apps, which tackle everything from symptom-tracking to […]
November 14, 2020 / Last updated : November 14, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Coronavirus: London, Ont., team creates tool to measure effectiveness, privacy of COVID-19 apps (Global News)

Global News: Coronavirus: London, Ont., team creates tool to measure effectiveness, privacy of COVID-19 apps. “A duo out of Western University in London, Ont., has created a new tool that they say will help provincial and national policymakers make decisions on which of the ‘near-endless stream’ of contact-tracing apps to utilize.”
October 23, 2020 / Last updated : October 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Science Daily: New tool can diagnose strokes with a smartphone

Science Daily: New tool can diagnose strokes with a smartphone. “A new tool created by researchers at Penn State and Houston Methodist Hospital could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient’s speech ability and facial muscular movements, and with the accuracy of an emergency room physician — all within minutes from an interaction […]
October 20, 2020 / Last updated : October 20, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Washingtonian: DC’s New Covid-Tracing Smartphone Tool Is Going Live This Week

Washingtonian: DC’s New Covid-Tracing Smartphone Tool Is Going Live This Week. “Starting Tuesday, iPhone and Android users can opt-in to ‘DC CAN’—the District’s new coronavirus contact tracing technology. The tool will send push notifications to users if they’ve been in contact with a Covid-positive individual. iPhone users can opt-in to the tech through their phone […]