With a view to address the public health challenges due to Covid-19 a range of technology interventions are being developed that impact personal privacy. We at IFF have been watching it with concern and have authored a comprehensive working paper to inform public policy formation in India. This includes a substantive analysis of the use and publication of health data, specific development of surveillance technologies around location tracking and finally the deployment of contact tracing through handheld device applications.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://internetfreedom.in/a-comprehensive-look-at-covid-surveillance-and-privacy-in-india/