Alphabet's Verily launches a coronavirus screening website limited to the San Francisco Bay area, requires users to log in with their Google account
now. https://twitter.com/... @voxdotcom : It's more clear than ever that the Google website Trump described last week is not exactly what the American public will use to find coronavirus testing, @adamclarkestes explains. https://www.vox.com/... Lauren Goode / @laurengoode : Verily's Project Baseline is already at capacity https://twitter.com/... Natasha Singer / @natashanyt : Your personal and COV-related data may also be shared with services providers, “including but not limited to” Google + Salesforce: https://twitter.com/... @rmac18 : Google's online Coronavirus screening tool seems to be working incorrectly. The process only triggers the screening process once you've answered “no” to having symptoms. https://www.projectbaseline.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... Hamza Shaban / @hshaban : Trump is said to be mad at Jared Kushner because Jared told Trump inaccurate things about a supposed coronavirus testing website built by Google and then Trump repeated those inaccurate things and was called out for overselling it, @gabrielsherman reports https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/... Joe Hill / @joe_hill : I did not miss Trump's snide swipe at http://healthcare.gov/, when he hyped a Google website to help the ill find testing for Coronavirus. “It'll be perfect, unlike some other websites” or words to that effect, yes? Mmhm. https://www.nytimes.com/... Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus / @drtedros : .@WHO is grateful for all the amazing work by @sundarpichai & @Google teams to help people stay safe, informed & connected during #COVID19 by: -Enabling access to accurate information -Fighting misinformation -Enabling remote work & studying -Supporting relief efforts & govs https://twitter.com/... @othermaciej : Read this thread for more info on the privacy issues around Google/Verily's screening program. No HIPPA protection, privacy policy says they may share date with Google and... Salesforce? I suspect this is out of expediency (existing infra) not malice but it's still wrong. https://twitter.com/... @othermaciej : For real, Google? Turning COVID-19 screening into another data collection opportunity? “To qualify for screening, it requires users to have a Google account and agree to information being potentially shared with Google.” https://www.cnbc.com/... @haaohaoo : The site was Jared Kushner's rushed idea to calm the markets The presented diagram also seems to have been Kushner's work. It's not reflective of Verily's project, but is eerily similar to a website unveiled by Kushner-linked firm “Oscar Health” https://www.theverge.com/... Nicholas Thompson / @nxthompson : When @lmatsakis and @brbarrett broke this story, they called Google, which directed the query to Verily. A spokesman for Verily is literally quoted in the piece. Here's the original: https://wired.com/... And the follow-up: https://wired.com/... https://twitter.com/... @rmac18 : If that's confusing, it's because Verily is saying that anyone showing symptoms (*severe* cough, shortness of breath, fever) are not meant for their screen and that they should seek medical attention elsewhere. https://twitter.com/... Daisuke Wakabayashi / @daiwaka : Simple question - @sundarpichai @Google_Comms @coreydu — Did we call? If you're interested in fighting misinformation, this would be a good place to start. https://twitter.com/... Natasha Singer / @natashanyt : If you fill out a coronavirus screening questionnaire at a doctors' office, hospital or through an appointment with a telemedicine provider, your medical data is covered by HIPAA. Verily/Google, not so much: https://twitter.com/... Natasha Singer / @natashanyt : Update: Verily said that having people sign in with their Google account allows it to connect them with tools — like electronic screening — it has built for Project Baseline, its research effort to collect comprehensive health data and map human health. Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : A useful reminder that software is not magic, nor a replacement for resilient institutions. https://twitter.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : After all that, Verily's site arrived late last night. It is indeed region-limited, requires a Google account to use, and actively turns away people who have symptoms https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/... Daniel Dale / @ddale8 : False. Media outlets contacted Google. Google said sister company Verily was in the “early stages” of developing a website for the Bay Area in particular. *More than 24 hours later,* Google changed its tune and said it is working with the federal government on a national site. https://twitter.com/...
To use the Google/Verily screening program to see if you're eligible for COVID-19 testing, you have to create a Google account or connect it your existing Google account. This is both a barrier to entry and a major privacy problem https://twitter.com/...
“We are fully aligned and continue to work with the US Government to contain the spread of COVID-19, inform citizens, and protect the health of our communities. (1/6) https://twitter.com/...
The Fake and Corrupt News never called Google. They said this was not true. Even in times such as these, they are not truthful. Watch for their apology, it won't happen. More importantly, thank you to Google! https://twitter.com/...
Here is an answer from a Verily spokesperson. The tool is working as intended so that those who are “seriously ill” do not come to test sites that are unprepared to provide treatment. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
“Google is partnering with the US Government in developing a nationwide website that includes information about COVID-19 symptoms, risk and testing information. (2/6)
Verily also said it would not connect the data people provided for flu-screening purposes with data in their Google account without consent. https://twitter.com/...
My wise colleague @sivavaid providing clear-eyed analysis of why we shouldn't be trusting Google with crucial public health interventions https://twitter.com/...
Look, I get privacy isnt top of mind for most folks right now but this is a major problem. Google amassing personal health data without our affirmative consent & without any regulatory regime in place to protect us is horrifying. & we'll bear the consequences of that for years. h…
It's more clear than ever that the Google website Trump described last week is not exactly what the American public will use to find coronavirus testing, @adamclarkestes explains. https://www.vox.com/...
Your personal and COV-related data may also be shared with services providers, “including but not limited to” Google + Salesforce: https://twitter.com/...
Google's online Coronavirus screening tool seems to be working incorrectly. The process only triggers the screening process once you've answered “no” to having symptoms. https://www.projectbaseline.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Trump is said to be mad at Jared Kushner because Jared told Trump inaccurate things about a supposed coronavirus testing website built by Google and then Trump repeated those inaccurate things and was called out for overselling it, @gabrielsherman reports https://www.vanityfair.c…
I did not miss Trump's snide swipe at http://healthcare.gov/, when he hyped a Google website to help the ill find testing for Coronavirus. “It'll be perfect, unlike some other websites” or words to that effect, yes? Mmhm. https://www.nytimes.com/...
.@WHO is grateful for all the amazing work by @sundarpichai & @Google teams to help people stay safe, informed & connected during #COVID19 by: -Enabling access to accurate information -Fighting misinformation -Enabling remote work & studying -Supporting relief efforts & govs http…
Read this thread for more info on the privacy issues around Google/Verily's screening program. No HIPPA protection, privacy policy says they may share date with Google and... Salesforce? I suspect this is out of expediency (existing infra) not malice but it's still wrong. https:/…
For real, Google? Turning COVID-19 screening into another data collection opportunity? “To qualify for screening, it requires users to have a Google account and agree to information being potentially shared with Google.” https://www.cnbc.com/...
The site was Jared Kushner's rushed idea to calm the markets The presented diagram also seems to have been Kushner's work. It's not reflective of Verily's project, but is eerily similar to a website unveiled by Kushner-linked firm “Oscar Health” https://www.theverge.com/...
When @lmatsakis and @brbarrett broke this story, they called Google, which directed the query to Verily. A spokesman for Verily is literally quoted in the piece. Here's the original: https://wired.com/... And the follow-up: https://wired.com/... https://twitter.com/...
If that's confusing, it's because Verily is saying that anyone showing symptoms (*severe* cough, shortness of breath, fever) are not meant for their screen and that they should seek medical attention elsewhere. https://twitter.com/...
Simple question - @sundarpichai @Google_Comms @coreydu — Did we call? If you're interested in fighting misinformation, this would be a good place to start. https://twitter.com/...
If you fill out a coronavirus screening questionnaire at a doctors' office, hospital or through an appointment with a telemedicine provider, your medical data is covered by HIPAA. Verily/Google, not so much: https://twitter.com/...
Update: Verily said that having people sign in with their Google account allows it to connect them with tools — like electronic screening — it has built for Project Baseline, its research effort to collect comprehensive health data and map human health.
After all that, Verily's site arrived late last night. It is indeed region-limited, requires a Google account to use, and actively turns away people who have symptoms https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
False. Media outlets contacted Google. Google said sister company Verily was in the “early stages” of developing a website for the Bay Area in particular. *More than 24 hours later,* Google changed its tune and said it is working with the federal government on a national site. ht…