How Americans see digital privacy issues amid the COVID-19 outbreak

1 09 2020

PEW Research Center
Brooke Auxier 
May 4, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has brought privacy and surveillance concerns to the forefront – from hacked video conferencing sessions to proposed government tracking of people’s cellphones as a measure to limit and prevent the spread of the virus. Over the past year, Pew Research Center has surveyed Americans on their views related to privacy, personal data and digital surveillance.

Here are 10 key findings that stand out.

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Categories : Biometrics, contact tracing, Crossed Streams: Gov + Commercial, Privacy

Before we use digital contact tracing, we must weigh the costs

20 08 2020

Washington Post
Editorial Board
May 1, 2020

THE PING of a smartphone usually means a text from a friend or a news story from a favorite publication. Soon enough, it could instead signal that it’s time to stay inside for 14 days. Technologists are coding furiously to create a plan for digital contact tracing that, paired with traditional manual methods and widespread testing capability, could ease the country out of lockdowns. But before the United States bets on Silicon Valley to solve its problems, leaders ought to ask themselves two questions: How well does it work, and how high is the cost?

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Categories : Biometrics, contact tracing, Crossed Streams: Gov + Commercial, FIP 2: Discover, FIP 3: One use, FIP 4: Repair, FIP 5: Protect the data you have