This evening (morning UK time), I had a chat with Paul Hammond on UCB Radio
The conversation was triggered by the UK planning to produce a COVID tracking app (see Business Insider, or UnHerd), and whether it’s the ‘thin end of the wedge’ re privacy. There’s also an app that was developed by teams working with King’s College that I know a number of people have voluntarily used. We then went onto talk about how social media is helping us communicate through the pandemic, and maybe there’s some things we (and churches) need to learn for the future).
Digiexplorer (not guru), Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing @ Manchester Metropolitan University. Interested in digital literacy and digital culture in the third sector (especially faith). Author of ‘Raising Children in a Digital Age’, regularly checks hashtag #DigitalParenting.
Related https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/16/most-americans-dont-think-cellphone-tracking-will-help-limit-covid-19-are-divided-on-whether-its-acceptable/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=cadb56c2b2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_14_05_52&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-cadb56c2b2-399456425
See https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-digital-contact-tracing-doesnt-have-to-sacrifice-privacy-136786? and https://theconversation.com/if-contact-tracing-is-to-succeed-on-smartphones-it-should-learn-a-trick-from-fitness-apps-137429?
See: https://theconversation.com/uk-coronavirus-app-expert-verdict-strong-privacy-protection-and-added-benefits-138017?
See; https://medium.com/surveillance-and-society/why-governments-and-corporations-need-to-demonstrate-principled-authority-in-the-face-of-global-ba1bc1573f2c
See: https://theconversation.com/why-we-need-the-human-touch-in-contact-tracing-for-coronavirus-137933?