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Satellite data isn’t collected and treated the same way location data are. (Shutterstock)

February 20, 2023

Satellite data: The other type of smartphone data you might not know about

Tommy Cooke, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Alicia Sabatino, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Benjamin Muller, Western University, and Kirstie Ball, University of St Andrews

Cellphones are constantly collecting location data from global satellites, but there is uncertainty about who is using these data, and for what purposes.

Vaccine passports may soon be required for travelling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Like biometrics, they’ll likely become a permanent part of our daily lives — and there’s barely been any debate about them. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

May 19, 2021

Why we need to seriously reconsider COVID‑19 vaccination passports

Tommy Cooke, Queen's University, Ontario and Benjamin Muller, Western University

COVID-19 vaccine passports are being presented as a relatively simple technological solution to our current travel woes. But meaningful public debate about their merits and problems is essential.

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