Smart nation : privacy protection and public trust

• Main Authors: Teo, Yi-Ling, Harjani, Manoj
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Cybersecurity, Biosecurity and Nuclear Safety
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146845
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

An unexpected U-turn by the Singapore government on its initial undertaking that TraceTogether data would only be used for COVID-19 contact tracing purposes wrought strong reactions from the Singapore public. What does this portend for public trust in future Smart Nation initiatives?