Two months ago, the Baseline protocol was founded as a set of tools, including privacy enhancements to enable enterprises to use the Ethereum public blockchain while retaining the confidentiality of both data and smart contract contents. Now the protocol founded by EY, ConsenSys and Microsoft, is being explored for Coronavirus solutions.
Perhaps the highest profile COVID-19 initiative is the one being developed by Apple and Google. The idea, doubtless inspired by Singapore’s TraceTogether, is for your phone to use Bluetooth to track other phones it comes close to anonymously. If someone nearby tests positive, you get informed without knowing their personal identity.
Public blockchains are under constant attack. So it’s not surprising that ConsenSys’ John Wolpert, one of the Baseline founders, assessed potential vulnerabilities in the Apple-Google plan. For example, you could deliberately add someone’s Bluetooth key to your list of proximity contacts, even if you haven’t been near them. That would especially be an issue if you tested positive and the proximity contacts unnecessarily quarantine.
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