Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT news for the week ending July 26: Android contact tracing app collects location data, Microsoft's IoT connector for FHIR, COVID tests automated for GPs, removing restrictions on telehealth, Ireland's open source tracing app, data transfer problems in Germany, Emotet botnet reemerges carrying Qbot, Canada's AI path, revolt against CDC data bypass
Google promises privacy with virus app but can still collect location data
New York Times ~ Natasha Singer ~ 20/07/2020
But for the apps to work on smartphones with Google’s Android operating system — the most popular in the world — users must first turn on the device location setting, which enables GPS and may allow Google to determine their locations.
Microsoft unveils Azure IoT Connector for FHIR, to help with RPM security
Healthcare IT News ~ Mike Miliard ~ 17/07/2020
The cloud service can enable developers to more easily create secure pipelines to handle streaming biometric data and other PHI from remote patient monitoring devices.
