Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@Moonalice @hblodget But that’s the point - we are trying to do best to survive the duration. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@erinleecarr Who says that and why don’t they just call you “trending on Netflix” like I do? https://t.co/9eMY0Es24y — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@eric_stoyanov Haven't seen the email. I know that Grant was unhappy at Maven, with good reason, and said so publicly. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@tre4 they said opt-in, as it should be — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@waltmossberg @Apple @Google Walt finally embraces Craplets! Screenshot it! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@felixsalmon @hblodget I mean, you could do ad hoc stuff so that anyone who wants to see an NFL game in person needs to opt-in, and I guess the NFL could run that? Etc. But that's not getting you to real contact tracing. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@felixsalmon @hblodget No there's not a peep here about government other than Google and Apple assume that public health agencies will be involved. But more to the point: Contact tracing can't work without government. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@cwarzel Yup. So, now, TSA agents also ask to see evidence that you're using your tracing app. As will the security guard at the office, supermarket, football stadium, etc. (Theoretically!) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@cwarzel But they take their shoes off in the airports. So, will be interesting! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@cbalfe I don't know that there's a straight line on that? Always a lot of people in both parties wary of trading privacy for security. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@felixsalmon @hblodget Well - Apple and Google won't make you download it. But I can certainly see it being tied to things you'd like to do, like travel, apply for bailout $, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@felixsalmon @hblodget Because we can't leave the steps after that up to you. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Giant rethink/debate coming on privacy/security that will scramble lots of traditional political/secular lines. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@hblodget @felixsalmon First, in May, both companies will release APIs that enable interoperability between Android and iOS devices using apps from public health authorities. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@felixsalmon @hblodget Whether it's an Official Donald Trump App or a Mike DeWine App or a We're Totally Not Trusting The Government App it still has to feed into government health/safety system. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@fromedome *continue* — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@fromedome (not to be that guy but I don't think Apple's pitch to consumers is the bigger picture for this one) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I keep seeing references to a 60% usage rate to make contact tracing effective. Is that a real number? How would we get there? Let's assume that at least a third of the country won't participate bc of range of objections, from well-founded to tinfoil-hat-wearing. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Everything Apple and Google are saying here seems helpful. Next q: Assuming the tech works/is useful, how will we get people to download and use the tracing apps? https://t.co/HNayjGFT34 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@Moonalice @hblodget How long can the country wait for therapeutics and vaccine? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @DelRey: NEW: Coronavirus has forced 250,000 store closures in the US & accelerated trends in consumer behavior that could doom large sw… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Shorter: None of the serious plans to reopen the economy reflect the political/cultural reality of America. (Plus: We need a lot more tech than we have). The alternate "just get back to work" plan you hear on Fox means deaths go way, way, way up. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

“I’ve read the plans to reopen the economy. They’re scary.” https://t.co/u8Gw2qS3hE via @voxdotcom — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @laurengrodstein: Steak-umm is the president we need https://t.co/nS1O33IyzQ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I fell off High Maintenance last year. Picking it up again and it feels made for the moment. (Again, if you haven't seen it, it's really not about weed.) Generous, critical, clear-eyed + celebratory about NYC and the weirdos that live here (that is, everyone who lives here). https://t.co/NlzVPixJ0z — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@sriramk i mean, there's a whole other convo about security/privacy best practices vs real world practicalities in the best of circumstances, and what we should/shouldn't be worried about in triage events — PolitiTweet.org

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@sriramk Also unhelpful for many regular people, since afaik many of them should be able to keep using the service w/out worry — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@BenMullin @DylanByers bc he watched Marathon Man, which you can watch for free on Tubi or Pluto and holds up 100% — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@DylanByers btw i am still watching Dangerous Game, and will continue to, but boy is it time for them to start showing me some ultraviolence. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@DylanByers Because, again, it's just HBO, which we already know about, with more stuff. — PolitiTweet.org