A Review of COVID-19 Mobile Contact Tracing Applications and Their Impact on Privacy

IF 0.4 Q4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.4018/ijitn.309696

Joanne C. Peca, Galen A. Grimes, M. Nasereddin, Edward J. Glantz

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Contact tracing is a well-established process that has been utilized for years to assist in the effort to control the spread of contagious diseases. The rapid onset and spread of COVID-19 brought about the need for digital solutions which would help to speed up the collection and analysis of relevant health information. With the proliferation of mobile devices, the development of mobile device-based digital contact tracing applications appeared to be the solution. As countries around the globe created digital contact tracing applications for use by their respective populations, a variety of factors allowed for success for some and resulted in failure for others. This review highlights example countries with respect to their unique COVID-19 digital contact tracing solutions, the success or failure of the applications employed on mobile platforms, and the factors which have contributed to the success or failure of these solutions. Additionally, a review of research around data privacy and security in digital contact tracing apps is included.

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COVID-19手机接触者追踪应用及其对隐私的影响

追踪接触者是一个行之有效的过程，多年来一直用于协助控制传染病的传播。COVID-19的快速发作和传播带来了对数字解决方案的需求，这将有助于加快相关卫生信息的收集和分析。随着移动设备的普及，基于移动设备的数字接触追踪应用程序的开发成为解决方案。随着全球各国创建供各自人口使用的数字接触追踪应用程序，各种因素导致一些成功，而另一些则失败。本综述重点介绍了各国独特的COVID-19数字接触者追踪解决方案、移动平台上使用的应用程序的成功或失败，以及导致这些解决方案成功或失败的因素。此外，还包括对数字接触追踪应用程序中数据隐私和安全的研究综述。

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