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How reliable is smartphone-based electronic contact tracing for COVID-19?

Philipp H. Kindt, Trinad Chakraborty, Samarjit Chakraborty

2021Communications of the ACM30 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

A look through the lens of neighbor discovery protocols reveals significant potential to improve electronic contact-tracing accuracy.

Topics & Concepts

Contact tracingTracingBluetoothComputer scienceCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)TelecommunicationsWirelessOperating systemInfectious disease (medical specialty)MedicineDiseasePathologyCOVID-19 Digital Contact TracingPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionBluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies