LFPH Announces Results of COVID Green and COVID Shield Security Audits
Earlier this year, the Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) began the process of performing third-party security audits for two COVID-19 exposure notifications apps. The audits were performed to improve the overall security…
EU Digital COVID Certificate – Understanding the Global COVID Certificate Landscape
For an introduction to our Global COVID Certificate Series, please see this introductory post. The EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC), originally called the Digital Green Certificate, was created by the European…
Linux Foundation Public Health creates the Global COVID Certificate Network (GCCN)
June 8, 2021, San Francisco, CA: Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) today announces the launch of the Global COVID Certificate Network (GCCN) to facilitate the safe and free movement of individuals globally…
Introducing the Global COVID Certificate Network (GCCN)
Over the past few months, many governments have begun designing and implementing COVID certificate systems, including the recently-launched EU Digital COVID Certificate (formerly the EU Digital Green Certificate). We have been speaking…
LFPH extends exposure risk notifications playbook to privacy-driven vaccination credentials by hosting the COVID-19 Credentials Initiative Brian Behlendorf becomes new LFPH executive director New Public Health Authority commitments and membership investments New…
The Linux Foundation wants to help combat COVID-19 with free, open source apps to tell people when they’ve been exposed to the virus The Linux Foundation has a new Public Health group…
DigitalHealth: Code for Ireland’s Covid Tracker app given to global public health project
The code for Ireland’s Covid Tracker app has been published as part of an open source programme to help global public health authorities tackle the pandemic. Ireland’s Health Service Executive has provided…
Apple Insider: Linux Foundation launches new initiative to fight COVID-19 with Apple-Google API
The Linux Foundation on Monday announced a new initiative to leverage open source tech, including the Apple-Google Exposure Notification API, to combat coronavirus. At first, the Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) project…
SDxCentral: Cisco, IBM, VMware Tap Open Source to Fight COVID-19
Cisco, IBM, and VMware are among a handful of vendors partnering with the Linux Foundation on an initiative using open source technologies to help public health authorities in their fight against the ongoing…
Tech leaders and health authorities from around the globe collaborate to combat COVID-19
Linux Foundation Public Health launches with open source exposure notification apps being deployed in Ireland, Canada, and multiple U.S. states.