Digital contact tracing and exposure notification

Ethical guidance for trustworthy pandemic management

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21703444
AutoresRobert Ranisch (0000-0002-1676-1694, University of Tübingen, autor de correspondencia), Niels Nijsingh (0000-0002-5698-3566, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Angela Ballantyne (0000-0003-2666-9557, National University of Singapore), Anne van Bergen (0000-0002-9965-0374, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Alena Buyx (0000-0002-5726-7633), Otto Friedrich (0000-0003-1608-175X, FernUniversität in Hagen), Orsolya Friedrich, Tereza Hendl (0000-0002-6472-7028, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Georg Marckmann (0000-0002-6898-9500, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Christian Munthe (0000-0003-0761-960X, University of Gothenburg), Verina Wild (0000-0003-3012-7662, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Año2021
Volumen23
Número3
Páginas285-294
Fecha de publicación2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthics and Information Technology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1388-1957 • E-ISSN: 1572-8439
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10676-020-09566-8
PMID33106749
OpenAlexW3093546264
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas21

There is growing interest in contact tracing apps (CT apps) for pandemic management. It is crucial to consider ethical requirements before, while, and after implementing such apps. In this paper, we illustrate the complexity and multiplicity of the ethical considerations by presenting an ethical framework for a responsible design and implementation of CT apps. Using this framework as a starting point, we briefly highlight the interconnection of social and political contexts, available measures of pandemic management, and a multi-layer assessment of CT apps. We will discuss some trade-offs that arise from this perspective. We then suggest that public trust is of major importance for population uptake of contact tracing apps. Hasty, ill-prepared or badly communicated implementations of CT apps will likely undermine public trust, and as such, risk impeding general effectiveness

Contact tracing · Internet privacy · Pandemic · Sociology · Trustworthiness · Computer Science · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Medicine · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection