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Use of apps in the COVID-19 response and the loss of privacy protection

Sharma, Tanusree; Bashir, Masooda

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/107187

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Title
Use of apps in the COVID-19 response and the loss of privacy protection
Author(s)
  • Sharma, Tanusree
  • Bashir, Masooda
Issue Date
2020-05-26
Keyword(s)
Mobile apps, COVID-19, Public Health, Developing world
Abstract
Mobile apps provide a convenient source of tracking and data collection to fight against the spread of COVID-19. We report our analysis of 50 COVID-19-related apps, including their use and their access to personally identifiable information, to ensure that the right to privacy and civil liberties are protected.
Publisher
Nature Medicine
Series/Report Name or Number
ISSN 1546-170X
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/107187
DOI
  • 10.1038/s41591-020-0928-y
  • https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0928-y

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