Big Brother Knows that you are infected: wearable devices to track potential COVID-19 infections

Q1 Social Sciences

Law, Innovation and Technology Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/17579961.2021.1977214

V. Raposo

引用次数: 4

Abstract

ABSTRACT Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has been widely deployed to deter the spread of the virus. One such technology is wearable devices that can collect health data and inform health authorities about potential infections. Despite the laudable purposes of this technology, we might be on the verge of another digital Big Brother. This is not a case in which our moves are being watched, but our bodies are, in an extreme form of public health surveillance. This paper analyses the use of wearable devices to track potential COVID-19 infections within the framework of public health and related individual and state duties. The paper focuses on the threats that these devices may pose to individual rights and liberties, particularly self-determination (the freedom to not be tested for infectious diseases) and privacy (the protection of private data).

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老大哥知道你被感染了：追踪潜在新冠肺炎感染的可穿戴设备

摘要在新冠肺炎大流行的过程中，技术被广泛应用于阻止病毒的传播。其中一项技术是可穿戴设备，它可以收集健康数据并向卫生当局通报潜在的感染情况。尽管这项技术的目的值得称赞，但我们可能即将迎来另一位数字老大哥。在这种情况下，我们的行动并没有受到监视，但我们的身体受到了极端形式的公共卫生监督。本文分析了在公共卫生和相关个人和国家职责的框架内，使用可穿戴设备追踪潜在的新冠肺炎感染。本文重点讨论了这些设备可能对个人权利和自由构成的威胁，特别是自决权（不接受传染病检测的自由）和隐私权（保护私人数据）。

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Law, Innovation and Technology Social Sciences-Law

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