Tech Talk: Location Data Sharing in COVID-19 -- Talking Tech w/ Greg Nojeim

Published: May 8, 2020, 7:02 p.m.

b'We have another exciting show for you this week!\\n\\nAs governments work to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus across the globe, some countries have begun using highly personalized location data to locate and identify potential cases. While having access to this data may aid in curtailing the spread of the virus, many privacy advocates are concerned that collecting such data without certain safeguards could pose an immediate danger to privacy and civil liberties, and have long term consequences. \\n\\nToday you will hear from Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel and Director of CDT\\u2019s Freedom, Security, and Technology Project as we discuss the dangers of governments having access to this type of location data and potential alternatives to the sharing of location information that can aid in stopping the spread of COVID-19.\\n\\nLet\\u2019s get ready to talk tech!\\n\\nMore on Greg: https://twitter.com/GregNojeim\\nMore on CDT\\u2019s COVID-19-related work: cdt.org/coronavirus\\n\\nMore on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal\\n\\nAttribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.'