Tracing app technology: an ethical review in the COVID-19 era and directions for post-COVID-19

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作者：
Saleh Afroogh
Amir Esmalian
Ali Mostafavi
Ali Akbari
Kambiz Rasoulkhani
Shahriar Esmaeili
Ehsan Hajiramezanali
机构：
[1] The State University of New York at Albany,Department of Philosophy
[2] Texas A&M University,UrbanResilience.AI Lab, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
[3] Texas A&M University,Department of Biomedical Engineering
[4] Turner & Townsend Inc.,Department of Physics and Astronomy
[5] Texas A&M University,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
[6] Texas A&M University,undefined
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Ethics and Information Technology | 2022年 / 24卷
关键词：
COVID-19; Ethical framework; Privacy; Security; Acceptability; Government surveillance; Transparency; Justice; Voluntariness;
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摘要：
We conducted a systematic literature review on the ethical considerations of the use of contact tracing app technology, which was extensively implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid and extensive use of this technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, while benefiting the public well-being by providing information about people’s mobility and movements to control the spread of the virus, raised several ethical concerns for the post-COVID-19 era. To investigate these concerns for the post-pandemic situation and provide direction for future events, we analyzed the current ethical frameworks, research, and case studies about the ethical usage of tracing app technology. The results suggest there are seven essential ethical considerations—privacy, security, acceptability, government surveillance, transparency, justice, and voluntariness—in the ethical use of contact tracing technology. In this paper, we explain and discuss these considerations and how they are needed for the ethical usage of this technology. The findings also highlight the importance of developing integrated guidelines and frameworks for implementation of such technology in the post- COVID-19 world.
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