Fears that contac­t tracin­g apps may become a perman­ent tool for govts are holdin­g some people back from using themYou must have heard about authorities around the world working on contact tracing in efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Italian authorities are also now engaged in launching a contact tracing app as the government mulls over lifting a lockdown that was imposed over a month ago. So what is contact tracing and how does it work? Contact tracing is a containment tool. Privacy concernsFaced with mounting death tolls governments across Europe are seeking to launch contact tracing apps to monitor infected people and those who came into contact with them.

Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2020 12:00 UTC