Contact Tracing and Privacy
One measure at mitigating the spread of COVID-19 is contact tracing. The idea behind this
measure is to first randomly test segments of the population for the disease before they show
symptoms. Then, when someone tests positive, use their cell phone data to determine who
they may have come in contact with, so that those individuals can be notified and tested as
well. The idea here is to snuff out outbreaks before people get extremely sick. Does it infringe
on one’s right to privacy to track their cell-phone data in this way? What sort of right to
privacy allows contact tracing?
Prompt: Explain why some think contact tracing violates rights to privacy.
Use the following sources to inform your paper.
A satisfactory explanation is unbiased, presents the author in his or her strongest light, clearly
extracts the ethical issue, explains the authors reasons for his or her position, and includes only
relevant information.
Paper 1 Requirements:
• 700 Words Maximum (display word count somewhere)
Only .docx or .pdf file format
• Normal formatting (Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, 1” margins)
