It would be easy for a big tech company to create an app to track the spread of the coronavirus, but people don’t trust tech company because they have been mining people’s data for years

Instead, Cook has been clear about his intentions: to democratize healthcare and empower individuals to manage their own health. With an emphasis on rigor, privacy, and healthcare partnerships, Apple’s actions bear this out.

Platforms like GoFundMe, reddit grief communities, mutual aid networks, real-time disaster storytelling, and global uprisings in reaction to systemic inequality are demonstrative, real world examples that connectivity breeds empathy and unity. The work of Taiwan’s digital minister Audrey Tang during the COVID-19 pandemic — quickly using the... See more