L’impatto del tracciamento digitale durante la pandemia da Covid-19
DI GESSICA FULCINITI
ABSTRACT – The Covid-19 pandemic can be regarded as the first truly major
global epidemic in the digital age. Digital tracking is a useful system to
monitor symptoms and provide near real-time information for medical and
governmental response. Contact tracking apps can make a strong
contribution considering that 4 billion people worldwide own a
smartphone. This article aims at a first review of digital tracking apps used
in various countries such as: China, Australia, Sweden, London, Germany
and Italy. This technology offers a monitoring opportunity to integrate
digital health into long-term health systems, but to be useful it must be
shared by at least 60% of the population. The qualitative analysis of this
study shows that, in addition to the unreliability of the Bluetooth
technology on which the system is based, there is also significant resistance
to the use of apps because of fears that they will interfere with privacy. The
issue of privacy remains fundamental and unresolved as digital measures
can be intrusive and erode individual freedoms.
KEYWORDS – Covid-19, census, contact tracing, social distance, smartphone
application.