What Went Wrong With Contact Tracing Apps
Aug 21, 2020•19 min
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Episode description
In the early days of the pandemic, countries around the world invested heavily in new technologies that would help track the movement of the virus. Now, six months later, contact tracing apps are all but an afterthought in the fight to contain COVID-19. What happened? The U.K. provides some answers. The country put its faith in technology to contain the virus, and paid the price.
Guest:
Gus Hosein, executive director at Privacy International
Host
Celeste Headlee
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