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Aron Szanto edited this page May 17, 2020 · 16 revisions

Welcome to the Zerobase wiki!

We're working hard to beat the spread of COVID-19. If you want to join our team of volunteers, please join us here! Once you fill that out, you'll be able to join us on Slack. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SLACK: We share the workspace with several other Covid-related projects. Our channels are those that are prefixed with #zerobase-. When you join Slack, please look out for the Zerobase channels: #zerobase-general #zerobase-onboarding

Thanks!

Privacy First

What information is collected by Zerobase? Your identity is never known by Zerobase. Zerobase uses technology through QR scans to track how your anonymous ID has interacted with other IDs on our network, but it will never automatically track your email, your name, address, or other identifying information. You can provide your phone number to receive notifications and Zerobase will not use it for any other purpose. However, the most private way to receive push notifications is through the Zerobase Notify Me App that will link to your anonymous ID without having to provide your phone number. Personally identifying information is therefore not stored and not subject to discovery by any other party.

Introduction

We are a group of volunteers building open source tools to enable virtual resources for public health to fight back against COVID-19 in the face of diminishing physical resources.

Our core product is Smart Tracing:

  1. This application enables communities to quickly set up and deploy a QR system at locations in under one minute.
  2. This establishes a framework that allows users to check in by scanning a QR before entering a participating location.
  3. Our UI enables users on scan to automatically enroll without the need to signup, install an app, or visit a website - in under one second.
  4. If an individual tests positive we enable public health agencies to quickly query the intersections of individuals to trace past exposure in a way that's private and effective. If an individual would like to be notified if they may have been exposed, we can also let them know or ask the public health authorities to get in touch with them. In this way, Zerobase helps people keep their families and communities safe.

This in turn enables individualized public health administration at scale. Early deployment of Zerobase to build up a strong check-in repository will make each marginal test extremely powerful - this will be critical in places with resource limitations or limited test kits. This is why our goal is to reach communities and build up this virutal defense before COVID-19 with your help.

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