Abstract
Mobile apps provide a convenient source of tracking and data collection to fight against the spread of COVID-19. We report our analysis of 50 COVID-19-related apps, including their use and their access to personally identifiable information, to ensure that the right to privacy and civil liberties are protected.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1165-1167 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nature Medicine |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs |
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State | Published - Aug 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Novel coronavirus
- 2019-nCoV
- Pandemic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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