Description: We are at a time of unprecedented concern about the collection and use by governments and private entities of electronic information about individuals. Due to the pandemic, these same entities are developing a means to identify and locate individuals who may be infected and to warn others about those individuals. These developments set up a clash of policy objectives for both privacy and safety. This program will explore that clash and suggest a possible reconciliation between the two.
Learning Objectives:
Examine how contact tracing works and its implications for privacy and safety.
Consider how existing privacy laws address privacy and safety
Appreciate how the goals of privacy and safety might be reconciled through policy or design