Evaluating privacy during the COVID-19 public health emergency

Ramos, Luís F.

doi:10.1145/3428502.3428526

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“…However, the use of personal or biometric information remains a controversial legal issue. Therefore, it was necessary to inform participants about the purpose of the study before it was used and to take specific measures for the collection, storage, use, and deletion of data [ 19 , 20 ]. By addressing the above issues, this tool can be effective in preventing the further spread of infectious diseases.…”

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Risk factors for transmission in a COVID-19 cluster infection in a high school in the Republic of Korea

Jeon¹,

Kang²,

Jeong³

et al. 2023

PHRP

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Objectives: This study aimed to examine the scale, characteristics, risk factors, and modes of transmission in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak at a high school in Seoul, Republic of Korea.Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted of 1,118 confirmed cases and close contacts from a COVID-19 outbreak at an educational facility starting on May 31, 2021. In-depth interviews, online questionnaires, flow evaluations, and CCTV analyses were used to devise infection prevention measures. Behavioral and spatial risk factors were identified, and statistical significance was tested.Results: Among 3rd-year students, there were 33 confirmed COVID-19 cases (9.6%). Students who used a study room in the annex building showed a statistically significant 4.3-fold elevation in their relative risk for infection compared to those who did not use the study room. Moreover, CCTV facial recognition analysis confirmed that 17.8% of 3rd-year students did not wear masks and had the lowest percentage of mask-wearers by grade. The air epidemiological survey conducted in the study room in the annex, which met the 3 criteria for a closed space, confirmed that there was only 10% natural ventilation due to the poor ventilation system.Conclusion: To prevent and manage the spread of COVID-19 in educational facilities, advance measures that consider the size, operation, and resources of each school are crucial. In addition, various survey methodologies should be used in future studies to quickly analyze a wider range of data that can inform an evidence-based quarantine response.

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Risk factors for transmission in a COVID-19 cluster infection in a high school in the Republic of Korea

Jeon¹,

Kang²,

Jeong³

et al. 2023

PHRP

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“…While these enhanced capabilities could enable society to accurately measure point source emissions and stocks and flows of carbon, comprehensively track environmental and social impacts along value chains, and transparently verify compliance to regulations, it may also open the door to existential risks, such as human rights violations, privacy infringements, or the erosion of democracy. 3,[30][31][32][33] For example, a surveillance system developed for individual carbon monitoring could spur the development of new social norms around reduced emissions, creating incentives for behavioral change as individuals strive to conform to the actions of others around them. Or this type of system could be used to identify and punish non-compliance, which could result in unequal distributional impacts across socio-economic groups.…”

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“…1,2 It has been used extensively for contact tracing, disease monitoring, and forecasting during the pandemic and was widely and rapidly adapted as part of the public health arsenal. [2][3][4] In South Korea, for example, a monitoring system integrating data from financial transactions, mobile phones, SCIENCE FOR SOCIETY The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic triggered a surge in the use of digital surveillance as a public health tool and sparked debates over the effectiveness and ethics of digital tracking, even in times of emergency. As the collective threats of the climate crisis rise, digital surveillance-which includes the automated collection of personal data and monitoring of behavior, habits, and lifestyle choices through internet-enabled devices such as mobile phones-could be deployed to monitor and manage carbon emissions impacts of individual actions.…”

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Moderate support for the use of digital tracking to support climate-mitigation strategies

Garard

Wood²,

Sabet-Kassouf³

et al. 2022

One Earth

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“…The underlying logic is that the risk of exposure depends on the probability of coming into close or frequent contact with the infected person (World Health Organization, 2020b). Several countries (such as China, Russia and South Korea) have utilised facial recognition technology for COVID-19 contact tracing (Ramos, 2020). This level of surveillance requires that the identity of a positive patient is embedded into a biometric database and FR software run over live camera feeds or still images (Berman et al, 2020).…”

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Contact Tracing Apps for the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Responsible Innovation Perspective

Ogoh

Akintoye

Eke

et al. 2022

Philosophy of Engineering and Technology

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about the first real opportunity to test the efficacy of the Responsible Research and Innovation framework or RRI in a global health crisis. This is in view of the bold new approaches to health research and innovation that the pandemic has paved the way for. One such approach is the digital contact tracing application (CTA). Although contact tracing has been a fundamental part of infectious disease control for decades, this is the first time this technique has been used in mobile applications. Based on a Multivocal Literature Review, the development of CTAs in four countries – France, Germany, Spain, and the UK – was assessed to understand what dimensions of RRI can be identified in the governments’ response to COVID-19. This chapter shows that although from 2011, RRI has been promoted as a governance approach for increasing societal desirability of the processes and products of science and technology, very little is known about how the framework may be applied in a health crisis. Notwithstanding that RRI was not explicitly referenced during the development of CTAs in France, the UK, Spain, and Germany, the analysis has identified some interesting linkage to this framework. It shows that while no RRI approach was explicitly embraced by these governments, some key components were present – even though inadequately. It also indicates that, while it is challenging to apply RRI in crises, there is value in using it as an analytical tool for techno-social responses in situations, like those created by the COVID-19 health crisis.

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Evaluating privacy during the COVID-19 public health emergency

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Risk factors for transmission in a COVID-19 cluster infection in a high school in the Republic of Korea

Risk factors for transmission in a COVID-19 cluster infection in a high school in the Republic of Korea

Moderate support for the use of digital tracking to support climate-mitigation strategies

Contact Tracing Apps for the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Responsible Innovation Perspective

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