In a May 26, 2020 article in JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), the most widely circulated medical journal in the world, Dr. Raina M. Merchant and Dr. Nicole Lurie discuss “social media as a critical tool in managing the current evolving pandemic as well as transforming aspects of preparedness and response […]
Privacy is at the Heart of Syndesy Syndesy founder, Hemanshu (Hemu) Nigam, has spent his entire career protecting and defending the rights of individuals to their privacy and well-being. Whether he is working to ensure the cyber privacy of the famous athlete or the cyber security of the victim of cybercrime, Hemu is committed to […]
The national CDC website clearly advocates that contact tracing should be “part of a multipronged approach to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.” The site outlines Key Concepts in contract tracing as follows: Trace and monitor contacts of infected people. Notify them of their exposure. Support the quarantine of contacts. Help ensure the safe, sustainable and […]
Have we found a glimpse of paradise in the Syndesy contact tracing app? In A PARADISE BUILT IN HELL, Rebecca Solnit explores humanity in the wake of catastrophic incidents that devastate whole communities. Solnit says, “When all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up—not all, but the great preponderance—to become their brothers’ […]
Stronger together It is one of those platitudes that you hear in politics and war or in a peewee football huddle. It is the perfect rallying cry for a march, a rally or a demonstration. Famously, it was the campaign slogan of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Tim Kaine as well as the title of their […]
A usurpation of civil liberties doesn’t have to be the answer to the Covid19 pandemic. It is up to us as American citizens to bring our communities together and keep them safe. Syndesy is an app that can do just that. By using Syndesy’s check-ins feature, you can voluntarily inform community members of your past […]
Syndesy is an app for the mobile phone which facilitates healthy connections in both the private and professional space; importantly, it also provides a means to seek help on a moment’s notice. Syndesy Connections The Syndesy Connections feature facilitates responsible social connections. There are plenty of apps that arrange hook-ups, but there are no […]
Syndesy Connections Portal The Syndesy app fosters safe connections by providing the tools for people to reach out and connect with mutuality and communication. The app’s Connections Portal can grab names from your iphone’s contact list, or you can reach out to a new contact by simply typing a name and number with in […]
In his New York Times article, “The Virus Can Be Stopped,” Donald G. McNeil Jr. writes, “There is a chance to stop the coronavirus. This contagion has a weakness.” That weakness involves a world populace willing to cooperate and to work together to stay apart. This kind of global team work is something that might […]