The need for privacy with public digital contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abhinav Sharma,Richard Janda,Yoshua Bengio,Dan Pilat,Brooke Struck,Max Jarvie,Yun William Yu,Daphne Ippolito,Sekoul Krastev

doi:10.1016/s2589-7500(20)30133-3

Abstract

The need for privacy with public digital contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Highlights

Digital contact tracing applications represent a powerful yet controversial strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
The need for privacy with public digital contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the considerable strain on public health institutions, digital contact tracing through mobile phones is being used or explored in a growing number of countries despite concerns raised over individual privacy and state surveillance.[3]

Summary

Introduction

The need for privacy with public digital contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic Digital contact tracing applications represent a powerful yet controversial strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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