Keywords: COVID-19, COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Data Privacy, DP-3T Protocol, Location Data, Sensitive Data
Author: Nicky Case
Publisher: ncase.me
Publication Year: N/A
Summary: The following resource considers how should we balance leveraging sensitive data to combat important social issues (e.g., COVID-19 contact tracing) while ensuring data privacy? One answer is the DP-3T protocol used to automatically trace contact between individuals using location-based data from mobile devices. However, even with a sophisticated and secure method of tracking, how do we instill confidence in the community so that these methods are used? Nick Case attempts to educate laypeople through a fun webcomic showcasing how the technology is leveraged in a way that is both understandable and emphasizes the prioritization of data privacy.