Gov’t reviews digital products and services used in COVID-19 response

The government has started to review the use of certain digital products and services used in the coronavirus disease response to address privacy and security concerns.The latest review of these new COVID-19 related technological products and applications also aims to ensure the interoperability of these systems, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his recent report to Congress.

Under the guidelines, the proponent developer or provider must send a formal letter to DICT about its proposal and submit necessary requirements for evaluation. The process may be suspended or terminated if the proponent failed to submit the requirements within a reasonable period. On the contact tracing application called StaySafe, Duterte said the application will now only use bluetooth digital contact tracing of Google and Apple to monitor confirmed, suspect, and probable coronavirus patients.

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