Why 61% of us are willing to share personal data to save lives

Why 61% of us are willing to share personal data to save lives
Updated / Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021
12:43
The HSE's Covid-19 tracker app: "respondents were unhappy about the lack of communication of conclusive data showing the efficiency of the app"
Analysis: a new study has found that Irish attitudes to privacy and the Covid-19 tracker app have changed during the pandemic
Contact tracing apps used in tracing and mitigating the spread of Covid-19 have sparked discussions and controversies worldwide. The major concerns in relation to these apps are around privacy. Ireland was praised for the design of its Covid tracker app, and the transparency through which NearForm and the HSE addressed privacy issues. The HSE provided a considerable amount of information on their website regarding the data processing, and made the data protection impact assessment of the app available to the public. The source code of the app is also available as open source and can be examined.

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