UCL Laws research led by Dr Michael Veale underpinned the rapid development of privacy-preserving contact tracing apps for smartphones, which went on to be used globally.
International policy case study
Research title:ÌýEnabling COVID-19 contact tracing apps that protect privacy and reduce surveillance risk
Faculty:ÌýUCL Faculty of Laws
Activity: Research
Policy type:ÌýInternational cybersecurity and privacy policy
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Policy partner:ÌýUK Government (Home Departments),ÌýNon-UK National Governments (non-EU),ÌýNon-UK National Governments (EU)
Synopsis
UCL Laws research led by Dr Michael Veale has underpinned the rapid development of privacy-preserving contact tracing apps for smartphones. The DP-3T protocol led to 65 official national decentralised COVID-19 contact tracing apps globally and his insights convinced the UK government to abandon a centralised app for England and Wales.
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