People Count: Contact-Tracing Apps and Public Health

Abstract

SEE PDF] In People Count: Contact-Tracing Apps and Public Health, computer scientist Susan Landau advocates for a public discussion on using contact-tracing applications (apps) in public health (Figure). [...]contact-tracing app usage must be a genuine choice; access to venues, transportation, or services should not be denied because someone refuses to use an app. [...]data collected should be used only for COVID-19 proximity checking; other uses should be prohibited.