March 23, 2020
Mon. 03/23 - The Pros And Cons Of Surveilling Against Covid19
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The pros and cons of using big data, cellphones and the surveillance economy to combat the coronavirus. More iPhone rumors from Ming-Chi Kuo. Is the Oculus Quest bringing VR into the mainstream? And how to block your messy background when you’re on a Zoom conference call for work.
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- European mobile operators share data for coronavirus fight (Reuters)
- Taiwan's new 'electronic fence' for quarantines leads wave of virus monitoring (Reuters)
- Hidden data is revealing the true scale of the coronavirus outbreak (Wired)
- Google’s coronavirus website finally launches alongside enhanced search results (The Verge)
- Google cancels I/O 2020 entirely in light of coronavirus (9to5Google)
- Kuo: Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization Coming to 6.7-Inch iPhone in 2020, Periscope Lens to Follow in 2022 (MacRumors)
- Facebook: 90% Of Quest Users For Christmas Were ‘Brand New’ To Oculus (UploadVR)
- Apple Acknowledges Personal Hotspot Issues Affecting Some iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 Users (MacRumors)
- This is how you do that Zoom background thing everyone is talking about (CNET)
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