Archiving the Pandemic

Saber(com)vida

Tracing Apps to Fight Covid-19: Are surveillance technologies effective?

Marine Al Dahdah

Mohammad Javed Alam

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Overview

The digitalisation of responses to the invitation 19 is a consequence of the digitalisation of our societies. The implementation of various measures to control population movements using mobile phone applications or the use of digital data produced by them to try to understand the progression of the virus are some examples that we can identify. This essay seeks to make a brief analysis of its effectiveness, discussing the various ethical implications that are implied.