Rapid development of contact-tracing technology prompts privacy soul-searching around the world

22 May 2020 00:00

Duration: 16:24

Governments around the world are scrambling to roll out contact-tracing mobile technology that would enable health authorities to track those who have been exposed to the Covid-19 coronavirus. Supporters of the different types of technology involved say the apps will be a powerful tool in fighting the spread of the pandemic. Yet privacy concerns are prompting lawmakers in many jurisdictions to examine whether they have sufficient legal safeguards to encourage the higher rates of take-up that would make the apps more effective.

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James, an Australian journalist with over 25 years’ experience in print and electronic media, is spearheading MLex’s coverage of regulatory risk in Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, James was appointed as MLex’s managing editor for continental Europe, overseeing the Brussels bureau’s coverage of EU regulatory affairs and managing a team of 16 journalists in Brussels and Geneva. Previously James worked for the European Voice newspaper, before joining the European operation of US political website... Read more

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