PathCheck
{{short description|American nonprofit organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| logo = PathCheckLogo.jpeg
| logo_caption =
| name = PathCheck Foundation
| type = 501(c)(3) organization
| founder = Ramesh Raskar
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Ramesh Raskar (Chairman)|Graham Dodge (President (corporate title))}}
| founding_location = Cambridge, Massachusetts
| volunteers = 2,000+
| homepage = {{url|pathcheck.org}}
}}
PathCheck Foundation is a volunteer-led nonprofit organization founded in February 2020 at MIT{{cite press release | title= Because Hamiltonians Track COVID-19: John Werner '92|url=https://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/covid19-contact-tracing-mit|work=Hamilton.edu}}{{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/|work=Tech Republic}} that develops COVID-19 apps for digital contact tracing.{{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|work=VentureBeat}}{{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}} The organization consists of over 1000 volunteers. In addition, various companies donate employee time to the foundation. The organization was previously known as COVID Safe Paths (and before MIT Safe Paths) but was renamed PathCheck Foundation on June 28, 2020.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
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, Steve Penrod, and Kevin Esvelt. The founding team included Abhishek Singh, Kristen Vilcans, Alina Clough, Francesco Maria Bendetti, Kaushal Jain, Khahlil Louisy, Sienna Leis, Greg Nadeau, Rachel Barbar, and John Werner.{{Cite web|title=Team {{!}} PathCheck|url=https://www.pathcheck.org/en/about/team|access-date=2021-10-22|website=www.pathcheck.org|language=en}}
On July 8, 2020, Ramesh Raskar, chairman of PathCheck Foundation, addressed the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Task
Force on Artificial Intelligence during their hearing on "Exposure Notification and Contact Tracing: How AI Helps Localities
Reopen Safely and Researchers Find a Cure", describing the use of contact tracing technologies used by PathCheck.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f356ed12-ef11-4b40-a395-c4d218bc2d26|title=Task Force on Artificial Intelligence – hearing to discuss use of AI in contact tracing|first1=Victoria|last1=Lee|first2=Andrew|last2=Grant|website=lexology.com|date=29 July 2020 }} He also spoke about PathCheck's surveillance and privacy methods at the Wall Street Journal Tech Health event.{{cite news |title=Surveillance and Our Privacy| url=https://www.wsj.com/video/events/surveillance-and-our-privacy/79EDDCD4-A76A-475C-B61D-F2FAA9A304EC.html|work=Wall Street Journal}}
Apps developed by PathCheck have been adopted by the governments of Minnesota,{{cite news|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/11/23/walz-to-announce-technology-to-help-spread-slow-of-covid19|title=Minnesota rolls out new app for COVID exposure alerts}} Hawaii, Guam,{{Cite web|url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/guam-first-us-territory-to-launch-covid-alert-app/article_bcf00cdc-f320-11ea-b3fe-93785700032a.html|title=Guam first US territory to launch COVID alert app|first=Nick|last=Delgado|website=The Guam Daily Post|date=11 September 2020 }} Puerto Rico, Teton County, Wyoming (home of Yellowstone National Park),{{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|work=Wall Street Journal}}{{cite news | title=What Ever Happened to Digital Contact Tracing? |url=https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-ever-happened-digital-contact-tracing}}{{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/}}{{cite web | title=CONTACT TRACING MOBILE APP - PATHCHECK SAFEPLACES | url=http://jacksonwy.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=678&ARC=1519}}{{cite news |title=Health Department unveils contact tracing app|url=https://buckrail.com/health-department-unveils-contact-tracing-app/}} and Cyprus.{{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/}}{{cite news | title=Local governments warm to coronavirus-tracking app | first=Stephen | last=Shankland | url=https://www.cnet.com/news/local-governments-warm-to-mit-coronavirus-tracking-app/}}