A Swiss soldier at the Chamblon barracks holds up a mobile device with the contact tracking application created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, using Bluetooth and a design called Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing. Legislatures across Europe have debated how centralised their contact-tracing apps should be and how best to ensure data security. Photo: Reuters
Opinion
Opinion
Coronavirus crisis highlights the need for governments and tech sector to prepare for the next pandemic
- Testing and tracing efforts must strike a balance between gathering useful information and ensuring data cannot be used for nefarious purposes
- Data can be a powerful ally in keeping future outbreaks under control, but the cure must not be worse than the disease
A Swiss soldier at the Chamblon barracks holds up a mobile device with the contact tracking application created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, using Bluetooth and a design called Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing. Legislatures across Europe have debated how centralised their contact-tracing apps should be and how best to ensure data security. Photo: Reuters