Abstract
Reviews the debate over the NHS's smartphone contact tracing app used in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including whether a decentralised approach is preferable. Examines key data protection and privacy concerns, including potential violations of ECHR art.8, and suggests how a five-stage experimental model of proportionality review could help maintain a balance between individual rights and wider community interests.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-37 |
Journal | Public law |
Volume | 2021 |
Issue number | Jan |
Early online date | 26 Nov 2020 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2021 |
Keywords
- coronavirus
- COVID-19
- law
- technology
- contact tracing
- human rights
- proportionality