Urs Gasser|Marcello Ienca|James Scheibner|Joanna Sleigh|Effy Vayena
Digital tools against COVID-19: taxonomy, ethical challenges, and navigation aid
Internet Society|Harvard University|ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich
data collection processing via digital public health technologies promoted worldwide governments private companies strategic remedies mitigating covid19 pandemic loosening lockdown measures however ethical legal boundaries deploying digital tools disease surveillance control purposes unclear rapidly evolving debate emerged globally around promises risks mobilising digital tools public health help scientists policy makers navigate technological ethical uncertainty present typology primary digital public health applications use include proximity contact tracing symptom monitoring quarantine control flow modelling discuss contextspecific risks crosssectional issues ethical concerns finally recognising need practical guidance propose navigation aid policy makers decision makers ethical development use digital public health tools