Contact tracing in times of health crisis: privacy and data protection lessons for future preparedness

• Main Authors: Sakka, Alaa, Zulhuda, Sonny
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nezir Akyesilmen 2024
• Subjects: K3150 Public law; K3400 Administrative Law; KBP3075 Public health; KBP3709 Government measures in time of war, national emergency, or economic crisis; T58.5 Information technology; T58.6 Management information systems
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/113950/7/113950_Contact%20tracing%20in%20times%20of%20health%20crisis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/113950/; http://cyberpolitikjournal.org/index.php/main/issue/view/17
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper examines the connection between the use of tracing applications such as those in COVID-19 pandemic and the legal issues pertaining to privacy and data protection. It explores how various contact tracing app designs might either mitigate or increase the risks of privacy infringement and pe...