Digital Contact Tracing and Surveillance During COVID-19
General and child-specific ethical issues

Publication date: 2020-11
Publication series:
Innocenti Research Briefs
No. of pages: 3
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Abstract
The response to COVID-19 has seen an unprecedented
rapid scaling up of technologies to support digital contact tracing and
surveillance. The consequent collation and use of personally identifiable data
may however pose significant risks to children’s rights. This is compounded by
the greater number and more varied players making decisions about how data,
including children’s data, are used and how related risks are assessed and
handled. This means that we need to establish clear governance processes for
these tools and the data collection process and engage with a broader set of
government and industry partners to ensure that children’s rights are not
overlooked.
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