14
PUBLIC HEALTH OR PRIVACY CONCERN? THE DEBATE OVER CONTACT TRACING APPS Featured Faculty: James Crabtree Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
“
Do we have any real information on how many cases TraceTogether has helped to zero in? And I can’t help wonder whether the app can even work effectively if only a small section of society adopts it and the rest don’t...we need to look at both the sides of the coin before championing these apps in the middle of a global crisis.
”
The above excerpt is from a user comment on BIGWIG.
Contact tracing apps are the next line-of-defence in the fight against COVID-19, but is the public convinced?
