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===Management of infection===
{{Main|Contact tracing}}
In February 2020, China launched a [[mobile app]] to deal with [[Coronavirus_disease_2019|Coronavirus outbreak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=China launches coronavirus 'close contact' app |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51439401 |accessdate=7 March 2020 |work=BBC News |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> Users are asked to enter their name and ID number. The app is able to detect 'close contact' using surveillance data and therefore a potential risk of infection.
Cellphone data is used to locate infected patients in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and other countries.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manancourt |first1=Vincent |title=Coronavirus tests Europe’s resolve on privacy |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-tests-europe-resolve-on-privacy-tracking-apps-germany-italy/ |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=POLITICO |date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/tech/korea-coronavirus-tracking-apps/index.html Coronavirus mobile appsare surging in popularity in South Korea]</ref> In March 2020, the Israeli government enabled security agencies to track mobile phone data of people supposed to have coronavirus. The measure was taken to enforce quarantine and protect those who may come into contact with infected citizens.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tidy|first=Joe|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51930681|title=Coronavirus: Israel enables emergency spy powers|date=17 March 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=18 March 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> Also in March 2020, [[Deutsche Telekom]] shared private cellphone data with the federal government agency, [[Robert Koch Institute]], in order to research and prevent the spread of the virus.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paksoy |first1=Yunus |title=German telecom giant shares private data with government amid privacy fears |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/german-telecom-giant-shares-private-data-with-government-amid-privacy-fears-34665 |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=German telecom giant shares private data with government amid privacy fears |agency=trtworld |language=en}}</ref> Russia deployed [[Facial_recognition_system|facial recognition technology]] to detect quarantine breakers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Moscow deploys facial recognition technology for coronavirus quarantine |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-moscow-technology-idUSKBN20F1RZ |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=Reuters |date=21 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Italian regional health commissioner [[Giulio Gallera]] said that ''"40% of people are continuing to move around anyway"'', as he has been informed by mobile phone operators.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italians scolded for flouting lockdown as death toll nears 3,000 |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2020/03/18/Italy-coronavirus-475-deaths-one-day-death-toll-2978-COVID-19-doctors/stories/202003180182 |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref>▼
▲In February 2020, China launched a [[mobile app]] to deal with [[Coronavirus_disease_2019|Coronavirus outbreak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=China launches coronavirus 'close contact' app |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51439401 |accessdate=7 March 2020 |work=BBC News |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> Users are asked to enter their name and ID number. The app is able to detect 'close contact' using surveillance data and therefore a potential risk of infection. Every user can also check the status of three other users. If a potential risk is detected, the app not only recommends self-quarantine, it also alerts local health officials.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Angela |title=China’s coronavirus app could have unintended consequences |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615199/coronavirus-china-app-close-contact-surveillance-covid-19-technology/ |website=MIT Technology Review |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
▲Cellphone data is used to locate infected patients in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and other countries.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manancourt |first1=Vincent |title=Coronavirus tests Europe’s resolve on privacy |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-tests-europe-resolve-on-privacy-tracking-apps-germany-italy/ |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=POLITICO |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, the Israeli government enabled security agencies to track mobile phone data of people supposed to have coronavirus. The measure was taken to enforce quarantine and protect those who may come into contact with infected citizens.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tidy|first=Joe|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51930681|title=Coronavirus: Israel enables emergency spy powers|date=17 March 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=18 March 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> Also in March 2020, [[Deutsche Telekom]] shared private cellphone data with the federal government agency, [[Robert Koch Institute]], in order to research and prevent the spread of the virus.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paksoy |first1=Yunus |title=German telecom giant shares private data with government amid privacy fears |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/german-telecom-giant-shares-private-data-with-government-amid-privacy-fears-34665 |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=German telecom giant shares private data with government amid privacy fears |agency=trtworld |language=en}}</ref> Russia deployed [[Facial_recognition_system|facial recognition technology]] to detect quarantine breakers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Moscow deploys facial recognition technology for coronavirus quarantine |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-moscow-technology-idUSKBN20F1RZ |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=Reuters |date=21 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Italian regional health commissioner [[Giulio Gallera]] said that ''"40% of people are continuing to move around anyway"'', as he has been informed by mobile phone operators.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italians scolded for flouting lockdown as death toll nears 3,000 |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2020/03/18/Italy-coronavirus-475-deaths-one-day-death-toll-2978-COVID-19-doctors/stories/202003180182 |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref>
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