Proximity Tracing in an Ecosystem of Surveillance Capitalism
Co-written with Paul-Olivier Dehaye and Bobby Richter There are billions of smartphones around the world and many are close to their owners at all times. For this reason, they have been recruited to help with contact tracing for the COVID-19 pandemic as they are able to record every proximate encounter you have with a friend, acquaintance, or a stranger. Your phone can detect other nearby phones using wireless technologies like Bluetooth, and this means it… Continue Reading