Data Privacy During Pandemics: A Scorecard Approach for Evaluating the Privacy Implications of COVID-19 Mobile Phone Surveillance Programs
Benjamin Boudreaux, Matthew A. DeNardo, Sarah W. Denton, R. Sánchez, Katie Feistel, Hardika Dayalani
Abstract
As part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide have deployed mobile phone surveillance programs to augment public health interventions. However, these programs raise privacy concerns. The authors of this report examine whether two goals can be achieved concurrently: the use of mobile phones as public health surveillance tools to help manage COVID 19 and future crises, and the protection of privacy and civil liberties.
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PandemicInternet privacyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Mobile phonePublic healthPhoneCivil libertiesBusinessBalanced scorecardComputer securityInformation privacyComputer sciencePolitical scienceTelecommunicationsMedicineLawNursingLinguisticsPoliticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePhilosophyPathologyProcess managementCOVID-19 Digital Contact TracingData-Driven Disease SurveillancePrivacy, Security, and Data Protection