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| {{Infobox company
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| | logo = [[File:PathCheckLogo.png|200px|PathCheck Logo]]
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| | name = PathCheck Foundation
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| | trading_name = PathCheck
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| | type = [[501(c)(3) organization]]
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| | founder = [[Ramesh Raskar]]
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| | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|[[Ramesh Raskar]] ([[chairman]])|Adam Berrey ([[president]])}}
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| | founding_location = Cambridge, MA
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| | volunteers = 1000+
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| | homepage = https://pathcheck.org
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| PathCheck Foundation is a [[volunteer]]-led non profit founded in February 2020 at [[MIT]]<ref>{{cite news | title= Because Hamiltonians Track COVID-19: John Werner '92|url=https://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/covid19-contact-tracing-mit}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=How an MIT spin-off is using contact tracing to fight COVID-19, and so can you | url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-an-mit-spin-off-is-using-contact-tracing-to-fight-covid-19-and-so-can-you/}}</ref> with the mission of building [[mobile technology]] to contain the spread of [[COVID-19]] without sacrificing user [[privacy]]. Their unique use [[Bluetooth]] and [[geolocation]] co-location technology allows for users to preserve their privacy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/08/mit-announces-bluetooth-breakthrough-in-coronavirus-tracing-app-for-android-and-ios/ | title=MIT announces Bluetooth breakthrough in coronavirus tracing app for android and ios}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/health/coronavirus-contact-tracing-apps.html|title=Contact Tracing With Your Phone: It's Easier but There Are Tradeoffs|first=Matt|last=Richtel|date=June 3, 2020|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> The organization consists of an over 1000 volunteers from around the world including engineers, researchers, health officials, and volunteers. In addition, there is a wide range of companies that donate employee time to the foundation.<ref>{{cite news |title=PathCheck Foundation announces exposure notification implementations in seven jurisdictions and launches global partner program |url=https://aithority.com/technology/regulation-and-compliance-managment/pathcheck-foundation-announces-exposure-notification-implementations-in-seven-jurisdictions-and-launches-global-partner-program/}}</ref> The organization was previously known as COVID Safe Paths (and before MIT Safe Paths) but was renamed to PathCheck Foundation on June 28, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pathcheck.org/the-renaming-story-from-covid-safepaths-to-pathcheck-foundation/|title=The Renaming Story: From COVID SafePaths to PathCheck Foundation|first=Adam|last=Berrey|date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
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| The original technology for the PathCheck app was based on the [[MIT]] Private Kit: Safe Paths app created by [[Ramesh Raskar]] with Sandy Pentland, Kent Larson, and Kevin Esvelt.
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| On July 8, 2020, [[Ramesh Raskar]], chairman of PathCheck Foundation, addressed the United States [[House of Representatives]] Committee on Financial Services Task
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| Force on Artificial Intelligence during their hearing on "Exposure Notification and Contact Tracing: How AI Helps Localities
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| Reopen Safely and Researchers Find a Cure", describing the use of [[contact tracing]] technologies used by PathCheck<ref>{{cite news |title=Task Force on Artificial Intelligence - hearing to discuss use of AI in contact tracing |url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f356ed12-ef11-4b40-a395-c4d218bc2d26}}</ref>. He also spoke about PathCheck's surveillance and privacy methods at the [[Wall Street Journal]] Tech Health event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surveillance and Our Privacy| url=https://www.wsj.com/video/events/surveillance-and-our-privacy/79EDDCD4-A76A-475C-B61D-F2FAA9A304EC.html}}</ref>
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| The app has been adopted by the [[Teton County, Wyoming]] city, home of [[Yellowstone National Park]], government<ref>{{cite news | title=America Is Reopening. Coronavirus Tracing Apps Aren't Ready. |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-is-reopening-coronavirus-tracking-apps-arent-ready-11592845646}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=What Ever Happened to Digital Contact Tracing? |url=https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-ever-happened-digital-contact-tracing}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Teton County to use app for contact tracing|url=https://localnews8.com/news/local-news/2020/06/26/teton-county-to-use-app-for-contact-tracing/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://jacksonwy.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=678&ARC=1519}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Health Department unveils contact tracing app|url=https://buckrail.com/health-department-unveils-contact-tracing-app/}}</ref>, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cyprus<ref>{{cite news | title=Apple and Google introduce an app-free virus-tracing program they hope will catch on with the public | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/01/business/apple-google-introduce-an-app-free-virus-tracing-program-they-hope-will-catch-with-public/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=PathCheck Foundation Announces Exposure Notification Implementations in Seven Jurisdictions and Launches Global Partner Program |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005166/en/PathCheck-Foundation-Announces-Exposure-Notification-Implementations-Jurisdictions}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cnet.com/news/local-governments-warm-to-mit-coronavirus-tracking-app/}}</ref>. It is also being pilot tested in at least 3 schools<ref>{{cite news |title=College forces students to download location-tracking COVID-19 app |url=https://nypost.com/2020/09/02/college-forces-students-to-download-location-tracking-covid-19-app/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Looking to Reopen, Colleges Become Labs for Coronavirus Tests and Tracking Apps |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/colleges-coronavirus-research.html}}</ref>
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