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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

The Verge

A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools. In one extreme case, some citizens who downloaded the BeAware Bahrain contact tracing app became contestants on a televised game show called Are You At Home?

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Finding the Signal in the Noise: Talking Racing Strategy with McLaren Racing’s Randy Singh

DataRobot

McLaren did see marked improvement in Saudi Arabia over the season debut in Bahrain, with Lando Norris finishing 7th. For example, in Bahrain where degradation was one of the key levers, we were focusing more on the timing data and telemetry data related to tyre life and degradation.”. Pit stops are a team sport.

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