040| Can Contact Tracing Apps Preserve Your Privacy?

Contact tracing is a key strategy for preventing the spread of COVID-19, and smartphone-assisted contract tracing automates a laborious process. But contact tracing technologies face criticism from privacy advocates concerned about the potential for abuse. F-Secure privacy expert and global technical director Tomi Tuominen argues that the issue is a process problem, not a technology problem. Janne speaks with Tomi about contact tracing, how apps should fit into a bigger healthcare picture, and how privacy-preserving contact tracing technology should work.

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Episode 40 transcript

Tracking COVID tracing apps in different countries, MIT Technology Review

Principles for Technology-Assisted Contact Tracing, ACLU