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

ABSTRACT: 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 sur

SUBMITTER: Afroogh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330978 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature