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Effective Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Using Mobile Phones: An Ethical Analysis of the Mandatory Use of the Aarogya Setu Application in India.
Camb Q Healthc Ethics ; 30(2): 262-271, 2021 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1149667
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Several digital contact tracing smartphone applications have been developed worldwide in the effort to combat COVID-19 that warn users of potential exposure to infectious patients and generate big data that helps in early identification of hotspots, complementing the manual tracing operations. In most democracies, concerns over a breach in data privacy have resulted in severe opposition toward their mandatory adoption. This paper examines India as a noticeable exception, where the compulsory installation of such a government-backed application, the "Aarogya Setu" has been deemed mandatory in certain situations. We argue that the mandatory app requirement constitutes a legitimate public health intervention during a public health emergency.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Contact Tracing / Privacy / Mobile Applications Type of study: Experimental Studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Camb Q Healthc Ethics Journal subject: Ethics Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Contact Tracing / Privacy / Mobile Applications Type of study: Experimental Studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Camb Q Healthc Ethics Journal subject: Ethics Year: 2021 Document Type: Article