NHS vaccine passports are here – but will they be used beyond international travel?

A glance over the NHS app's new privacy policy has revealed the wider, potentially concerning scope of vaccine passports.

Eerke Boiten, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University • conversation
May 19, 2021 • ~8 min

Vaccination passport apps could help society reopen – first they have to be secure, private and trusted

How do you prove that people have been vaccinated without putting their privacy at risk? The technology and best practices to make it happen exist. It's far from clear, however, if they're being used.

Laurin Weissinger, Lecturer in Cybersecurity, Tufts University • conversation
March 23, 2021 • ~8 min

How Apple and Google let your phone warn you if you've been exposed to the coronavirus while protecting your privacy

Bluetooth wireless communication makes it possible to track when people have been exposed to people infected with the coronavirus. The right cryptography scheme keeps alerts about exposures private.

David Starobinski, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University • conversation
Feb. 12, 2021 • ~11 min

Digital contact tracing's mixed record abroad spells trouble for US efforts to rein in COVID-19

Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital contact tracing.

Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
July 6, 2020 • ~11 min

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