With a view to a gradual exit from lockdown, governments around the world are considering deploying contact-tracing apps to prevent or manage a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Through smartphones, contact-tracing apps can identify people who may have come in contact with an infected person. Based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and with optional geo-localisation (GPS), this technology can track people’s movements. When an infected subject is close enough to another person, the latter becomes a potential infected case who can be contacted and tracked. The aim is to isolate the potentially infected cases to reduce the spread of COVID-19
Privacy versus safety in contact-tracing apps for coronavirus disease 2019 / Lapolla, Pierfrancesco; Lee, Regent. - In: DIGITAL HEALTH. - ISSN 2055-2076. - (2020). [10.1177/2055207620941673]
Privacy versus safety in contact-tracing apps for coronavirus disease 2019
Pierfrancesco Lapolla
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2020
Abstract
With a view to a gradual exit from lockdown, governments around the world are considering deploying contact-tracing apps to prevent or manage a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Through smartphones, contact-tracing apps can identify people who may have come in contact with an infected person. Based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and with optional geo-localisation (GPS), this technology can track people’s movements. When an infected subject is close enough to another person, the latter becomes a potential infected case who can be contacted and tracked. The aim is to isolate the potentially infected cases to reduce the spread of COVID-19I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
