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Enabling COVID-19 contact tracing apps that protect privacy and reduce surveillance risk

UCL Laws research led by Dr Michael Veale underpinned the rapid development of privacy-preserving contact tracing apps for smartphones, which went on to be used globally.

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13 February 2023

International policy case study


Research title:ÌýEnabling COVID-19 contact tracing apps that protect privacy and reduce surveillance risk
Faculty:ÌýUCL Faculty of Laws
Activity: Research
Policy type:ÌýInternational cybersecurity and privacy policy
°ä´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù°ù²â/¸é±ð²µ¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýEurope, Africa and the Middle East, North America,nEast Asia, Latin America,ÌýSouth Asia, South East Asia and Australasia
Policy partner:ÌýUK Government (Home Departments),ÌýNon-UK National Governments (non-EU),ÌýNon-UK National Governments (EU)

Synopsis


UCL Laws research led by Dr Michael Veale has underpinned the rapid development of privacy-preserving contact tracing apps for smartphones. The DP-3T protocol led to 65 official national decentralised COVID-19 contact tracing apps globally and his insights convinced the UK government to abandon a centralised app for England and Wales.

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