The COVID-19 contact tracing app in England and "experimental proportionality"
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Departments
External departments
- Sheffield Hallam University
Details
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 |
Publication type | Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
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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.