ICT&health September 29, 2022
Lockdowns, contact tracing, obligatory testing, monitoring of people in quarantine, and COVID certificates – in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, national governments took policy decisions intending to suppress transmission and save lives. In the future, even more measures will include data collection and processing. Where is the balance between health and privacy?
While some people during the COVID-19 pandemic followed all the recommendations from public health authorities and restrictions introduced by governments to keep the pandemic under control, some felt their freedom had been violated. It often led to a growing divide in societies, the spread of fake news, and challenges regarding pandemic surveillance by public authorities.
Some public health measures raised difficult ethical questions about balancing individuals’ rights and...
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