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…
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…
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.
LFPH Updates Asia Pacific on Progress and Plans
In February 2021 it was a pleasure for me to moderate an expert panel, discussing how Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) is building, securing and sustaining open source software to help public…
Project Herald Joins LFPH to Add Non-GAEN Option for Exposure Notification Technologies
Today, the Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) Technical Advisory Council (TAC) voted to accept Herald, a VMware-originated project, as the fourth LFPH-hosted project. Herald joins COVID Green and COVID Shield, which were…
Open Source Makes Exposure Notification Apps Cost-Effective, Easier to Deploy
Momentum is building for COVID-19 exposure notification as health authorities realize the benefits of having technology that’s easy and inexpensive to deploy. On October 1st, New York and New Jersey both launched…
ITPro: Linux Foundation open-sources coronavirus tracing apps
The Linux Foundation has launched two contact tracing systems as part of a public health initiative which uses open source technology to help government agencies fight the spread of coronavirus across the…