Business TREND. Right to Data Privacy + COVID Tracking

What companies are building COVID tracking? Apple together with Google

How will it work?

• via bluetooth
• Android and iOS phones will communicate & track when individuals pass within 6 feet of someone who tested positive

What privacy assurances are offered?

• “strong protections around user privacy”
• transparency and consent “are of utmost importance for the app

What legislative protections are data privacy supporters calling for?

• Create a right to digital self-defense
• Allow citizens to use anonymity, privacy, and cybersecurity tools to shield themselves
• Prevent widespread and relentless data collection by private and public actors

The Hill | A right to digital self-defense will prevent abuse of COVID-19 surveillance apps