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Seeing as COVID-19 is highly contagious, scientists have advised policies that ensure (social) isolation of COVID-19 patients: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
To control the spread of the virus, many countries prioritized the identification and location of these patients: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-28/coronavirus-covid19-contact-tracing-apps-around-the-world/12189438
The approach towards this policy varied. Some governments, e.g., in China (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51439401), Israel (https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75), Poland (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-update-poland-quarantine-app-asks-selfies-to-prove-isolation-social-distancing-police-patients/), Singapore (https://www.businessinsider.nl/singapore-coronavirus-app-tracking-testing-no-shutdown-how-it-works-2020-3?international=true&r=US), South Korea (https://qz.com/1810651/south-koreans-are-using-smartphone-apps-to-avoid-coronavirus/), and Japan (https://www.ibtimes.sg/free-medical-app-about-120-doctors-japan-offers-advise-users-about-coronavirus-39902) invited or legally obliged citizens to use track and trace COVID-19 apps
Private entities have been acquiring both real time and non-real time location information for years. https://digiday.com/marketing/companies-using-location-data-5-charts/
Location data have become a commodity. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/podcasts/the-daily/location-tracking-apps-privacy.html
Seeing as COVID-19 is highly contagious, scientists have advised policies that ensure (social) isolation of COVID-19 patients: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
To control the spread of the virus, many countries prioritized the identification and location of these patients: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-28/coronavirus-covid19-contact-tracing-apps-around-the-world/12189438
The approach towards this policy varied. Some governments, e.g., in China (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51439401), Israel (https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75), Poland (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-update-poland-quarantine-app-asks-selfies-to-prove-isolation-social-distancing-police-patients/), Singapore (https://www.businessinsider.nl/singapore-coronavirus-app-tracking-testing-no-shutdown-how-it-works-2020-3?international=true&r=US), South Korea (https://qz.com/1810651/south-koreans-are-using-smartphone-apps-to-avoid-coronavirus/), and Japan (https://www.ibtimes.sg/free-medical-app-about-120-doctors-japan-offers-advise-users-about-coronavirus-39902) invited or legally obliged citizens to use track and trace COVID-19 apps
Private entities have been acquiring both real time and non-real time location information for years. https://digiday.com/marketing/companies-using-location-data-5-charts/
Location data have become a commodity. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/podcasts/the-daily/location-tracking-apps-privacy.html