[LINK] CORRECTION: RFC: Does CovidSafe Actually Work?

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Hi Roger,

Perhaps "BlueDating" is relevant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluedating

Marghanita

On 29/4/20 1:05 pm, Roger Clarke wrote:
> Aaargh! An ancient domain somehow crept in.
>
> The correct URL is:
> http://www.rogerclarke.com/EC/EBPA.html
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: RFC: Does CovidSafe Actually Work?
> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:56:37 +1000
> From: Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au>
> To: link <link at anu.edu.au>
>
> I'm sceptical.
>
> I've flung together some preliminary notes, with a view to 
> establishing what's known about the effectiveness of apps like this.
>
> I'd appreciate feedback, pointers to sources, and pointers to people 
> who are actively working on such questions.
>
> Thanks!  ...  Roger
>
>
>            The Effectiveness of Bluetooth Proximity Apps
>                Preliminary Notes of 29 April 2020
>
>       http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/EBPA.html
>
>                              Abstract
>
> Public health teams trace people who may have been exposed to a person 
> infected with COVID-19. I'm a sceptic about the effectiveness of apps 
> based on Bluetooth proximity data in supporting the efforts of those 
> teams. These are preliminary and hastily-flung-together notes intended 
> to frame the problem, and hence guide the search for evidence to 
> support or debunk my scepticism.
>
>
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