Are coronavirus contact tracing apps safe?

6 August 2020

Are contact tracing apps safe? Philosopher Carissa Véliz (University of Oxford), author of 'Privacy is Power',  explains why we should think twice about using such apps. They pose a serious risk to our privacy, and this matters, even if you think you have nothing to hide!

Video

https://www.youtube.com/embed/gVR6wUvAGpc

Audio

Listen to episode on Oxford Podcasts.

Transcript

Link to SRT file

Assoc. Professor Carissa Véliz

Assoc. Professor Carissa Véliz
Institute for Ethics in AI
University of Oxford
Author of 'Privacy is Power'

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Thinking Out Loud provides a series of videos and audio-podcasts produced by Katrien Devolder in which she talks to leading philosophers from around the world on topics related to practical ethics. The podcast and videos are intended for a non-specialist audience.

Katrien is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.

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