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| Title: | Use of apps in the COVID-19 response and the loss of privacy protection |
| Author(s): | Sharma, Tanusree; Bashir, Masooda |
| Subject(s): | Mobile apps, COVID-19, Public Health, Developing world |
| Abstract: | Mobile apps provide a convenient source of tracking and data collection to fight against the spread of COVID-19. We report our analysis of 50 COVID-19-related apps, including their use and their access to personally identifiable information, to ensure that the right to privacy and civil liberties are protected. |
| Issue Date: | 2020-05-26 |
| Publisher: | Nature Medicine |
| Citation Info: | Sharma, T., Bashir, M. Use of apps in the COVID-19 response and the loss of privacy protection. Nat Med (2020). |
| Series/Report: | ISSN 1546-170X |
| Genre: | Article |
| Type: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/107187 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41591-020-0928-y https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0928-y |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2020-05-29 |
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