scholarly journals High national acceptance for COVID-19 contact tracing technologies in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Garrett ◽  
Yu Wen Wang ◽  
Joshua Paul White ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima ◽  
Simon Dennis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Security ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Policy Compliance ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Technology Benefits

Taiwan has been a world leader in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the Taiwan Government launched its COVID-19 tracing App the `Taiwan Social Distancing App', however the effectiveness of this tracing App depends on its acceptance and uptake among the general population. We measured acceptance for three hypothetical tracing technologies (telecommunication network tracing, a government App, and the Apple and Google Bluetooth exposure notification system) in four nationally representative Taiwanese samples. Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies, with acceptance increasing with the inclusion of additional privacy measures. Modelling revealed acceptance increased with the perceived technology benefits, trust in the providers' intent, data security and privacy measures, the level of ongoing control, and one's level of education. Acceptance decreased with data sensitivity perceptions, and perceived low policy compliance by others in the general public. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.

scholarly journals Young Adults View Smartphone Tracking Technologies for COVID-19 as Acceptable: The Case of Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1332
Author(s):  
Paul M. Garrett ◽  
YuWen Wang ◽  
Joshua P. White ◽  
Shulan Hsieh ◽  
Carol Strong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Virus Spread ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mobile Tracking ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Community Transmission

Taiwan has been successful in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, without a vaccine the threat of a second outbreak remains. Young adults who show few to no symptoms when infected have been identified in many countries as driving the virus’ spread through unidentifiable community transmission. Mobile tracking technologies register nearby contacts of a user and notifies them if one later tests positive to the virus, potentially solving this issue; however, the effectiveness of these technologies depends on their acceptance by the public. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google’s Bluetooth exposure notification system) among four samples of young Taiwanese adults (aged 25 years or younger). Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies (>75%), with acceptance for each technology surpassing 90% if additional privacy measures were included. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan and similar cultures.

scholarly journals Young adults view smartphone tracking technologies for COVID-19 as acceptable: the case of Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Garrett ◽  
Yu Wen Wang ◽  
Joshua Paul White ◽  
Shulan Hsieh ◽  
Carol Strong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Virus Spread ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mobile Tracking ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Community Transmission

Taiwan has been successful in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, without a vaccine the threat of a second outbreak remains. Young adults who show few-to-no symptoms when infected have been identified in many countries as driving the virus' spread through unidentifiable community transmission. Mobile tracking technologies register nearby contacts of a user and notifies them if one later tests positive to the virus, potentially solving this issue; however, the effectiveness of these technologies depends on their acceptance by the public. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google's Bluetooth exposure notification system) among four samples of young Taiwanese adults (aged 25 years or younger). Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies (> 75%), with acceptance for each technology surpassing 90% if additional privacy measures were included. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan and similar cultures.

scholarly journals The acceptability and uptake of smartphone tracking for COVID-19 in Australia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Garrett ◽  
Joshua Paul White ◽  
Stephan Lewandowsky ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima ◽  
Andrew Perfors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
Representative Samples

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Governments are instituting mobile tracking technologies to perform rapid contact tracing. However, these technologies are only effective if the public is willing to use them, implying that their perceived public health benefits must outweigh personal concerns over privacy and security. The Australian federal government recently launched the `COVIDSafe' app, designed to anonymously register nearby contacts. If a contact later identifies as infected with COVID-19, health department officials can rapidly followup with their registered contacts to stop the virus' spread. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google's Bluetooth exposure notification system) in two representative samples of the Australian public prior to the launch of COVIDSafe. We compared these attitudes to usage of the COVIDSafe app after its launch in a further two representative samples of the Australian public. Using Bayesian methods, we find widespread acceptance for all tracking technologies, however, observe a large intention-behaviour gap between people’s stated attitudes and actual uptake of the COVIDSafe app. We consider the policy implications of these results for Australia and the world at large.

scholarly journals The acceptability and uptake of smartphone tracking for COVID-19 in Australia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Garrett ◽  
Joshua P. White ◽  
Stephan Lewandowsky ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima ◽  
Andrew Perfors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Telecommunication Network ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Notification System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
Representative Samples

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Governments are instituting mobile tracking technologies to perform rapid contact tracing. However, these technologies are only effective if the public is willing to use them, implying that their perceived public health benefits must outweigh personal concerns over privacy and security. The Australian federal government recently launched the ‘COVIDSafe’ app, designed to anonymously register nearby contacts. If a contact later identifies as infected with COVID-19, health department officials can rapidly followup with their registered contacts to stop the virus’ spread. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google’s Bluetooth exposure notification system) in two representative samples of the Australian public prior to the launch of COVIDSafe. We compared these attitudes to usage of the COVIDSafe app after its launch in a further two representative samples of the Australian public. Using Bayesian methods, we find widespread acceptance for all tracking technologies, however, observe a large intention-behaviour gap between people’s stated attitudes and actual uptake of the COVIDSafe app. We consider the policy implications of these results for Australia and the world at large.

scholarly journals Contact tracing: Achieving equilibrium between blockchain solutions and privacy amid the novel coronavirus pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 204388692110288
Author(s):  
Trícia Karla Lacerda Moraes ◽  
Adrian Kemmer Cernev ◽  
Eduardo Henrique Diniz
Keyword(s):  
Data Security ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Efficient Solutions ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In moments of scepticism and hopelessness, the drive to satisfy collective needs pushes humanity to accomplish incredible feats to ensure our survival on earth. Indeed, the current global crisis caused by the novel coronavirus is no exception. We are struggling with the abrupt spread of this illness and continuously striving to find efficient solutions. This has been André Salem Alégo’s primary inspiration since the crisis hit his country in March 2020. He is the chief executive officer of Blockforce, a blockchain-based SocialTech. Having observed the effects of novel coronavirus, André examined various approaches that could help contain the spread of the virus and keep society safe. He came up with the idea for an innovative service called Desviralize, which supports pandemic crisis monitoring through contact-tracing with the use of blockchain technology. This teaching case covers how an emergent technology evolves amid the pandemic. It draws attention to important facts related to the digital era such as data security and privacy in the context of Desviralize and Blockforce’s chief executive officer’s strategies for boosting platform growth within the constraints imposed by data protection regulation, the critical pandemic situation, and the ethical aspects of the application of technology.

scholarly journals Blockchain-enable Contact Tracing for Preserving User Privacy During COVID-19 Outbreak

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Murshedul Arifeen ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
M Shamim Kaiser ◽  
Mufti Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
User Privacy ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Essential Tool ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Privacy Issues

Contact tracing has become an indispensable tool of various extensive measures to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic due to novel coronavirus. This essential tool helps to identify, isolate and quarantine the contacted persons of a COVID-19 patient. However, the existing contact tracing applications developed by various countries, health organizations to trace down the contacts after identifying a COVID-19 patient suffers from several security and privacy concerns. In this work, we have identified those security and privacy issues of several leading contact tracing applications and proposed a blockchain-based framework to overcome the major security and privacy challenges imposed by the applications. We have discussed the security and privacy measures that are achieved by the proposed framework to show the effectiveness against the security and privacy issues raised by the existing mobile contact tracing applications.

Valuing Data Security and Privacy Using Cyber Insurance

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand Shah ◽  
Shishir Dahake ◽  
Sri Hari Haran J
Keyword(s):  
Data Security ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Cyber Insurance

scholarly journals Emergency Manager Perceptions of the Effectiveness and Limitations of Mass Notification Systems: A Mixed Method Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
William V. Pelfrey
Keyword(s):  
Text Messaging ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Emergency Manager ◽  
Wide Variability ◽  
Manager Perceptions ◽  
Critical Resource ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

AbstractDisasters can move quickly. Effective communication is a critical resource that can significantly enhance public safety. A mass notification system (MNS) uses text messaging to inform constituents of crisis, provide recommendations, connect to resources, and has the advantage of speed. Limited research has been conducted on the variables that influence the effectiveness, utilization, and perceptions of MNS. The extant study employs a multi-method approach to advance the scholarly knowledge on MNS. All emergency managers in a state were surveyed on issues of MNS enrollment, utilization, and brand. A subgroup of emergency managers were then interviewed to provide depth to the survey findings. Key findings indicate wide variability in MNS usage, little relationship between population size and enrollment, and a high perceived importance of MNS as a communication modality. Policy implications and recommendations are offered.

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