Digital Contact Tracing and Surveillance During COVID-19: General and Child-Specific Ethical Issues

• 2020

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• Gabrielle Berman; Karen Carter; Manuel Herranz; Vedran Sekara

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This 26-page working paper is about digital contact tracing and surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes how technology was used to track the spread of the virus and monitor people's movements. The focus is on child-specific issues, highlighting concerns about privacy and data security for young people. It also mentions different approaches taken by countries around the world in using these technologies to control outbreaks while considering ethical implications. The article provides links for further reading on this topic from UNICEF and other resources related to pediatric health during pandemics.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audience: Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Keywords: Child; Ethics; Contact Tracing; Privacy; Public Health Informatics; COVID-19

Institutions: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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