Norway Ends Corona virus Tracing App Over Privacy Concerns
Norway has suspended use of its smartphone app meant to trace and trace corona virus contagions after a public spat between health authorities and therefore the information watchdog. Geir Bukholm, a politician at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, said the choice Monday to delete data and halt any longer operation from the app “weakened the country's preparedness” should the infection rate increase. The app was being tested in three municipalities. But the Norwegian Data Protection Agency said, amongst other things, that the low infection rate meant data gathering on the app could not be justified against privacy concerns. Norway currently has between 50 and 100 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus, consistent with the NIPH. There are between 20 and 50 new cases domestically . Fearing a second wave or localised spread of the infection, the health directorate will argue during a meeting with the info watchdog on Friday that the technology should be turned back on. European g...