App
All aspects of an information/communication system built or used to help fight the pandemic.
We are using a broad definition that includes:
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technology components, including:
- technology that may run on an App User’s mobile phone (e.g. iOS or Andriod app), which we call Smartphone Component;
- any affiliated website;
- servers in the cloud, called Cloud Components;
- third-party services used by some component of the App and the like;
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operations components, such as:
- how users are onboarded;
- how passwords are reset;
- how backups are performed and the like; and
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governance components, such as:
- policies on privacy and other matters;
- how decisions are made about design tradeoffs, future features and the like.
Not all Apps may contain all aspects listed here.
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