Health
Experts warn: High-tech tools to fight COVID-19 pose their own risks – Reuters
SANTA CRUZ, Cal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A range of technologies designed to combat the spread of COVID-19 is being deployed across Europe, from tracking apps to infrared cameras, posing a threat to individual digital rights and privacy, a report warned…
SANTA CRUZ, Cal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A range of technologies designed to combat the spread of COVID-19 is being deployed across Europe, from tracking apps to infrared cameras, posing a threat to individual digital rights and privacy, a report warned on Tuesday.
Using such tools, despite the urgency surrounding the pandemic, calls for proper oversight and should not be rushed, said the report by Germany’s AlgorithmWatch, a digital rights group, and Bertelsmann Foundation.
The resear…
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