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SUMMARY:Contact Tracing Apps: Promising Tool in the Fight Against COVID-19?
DESCRIPTION:In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile software applicati
 ons have been developed worldwide. Such apps are part of a wider array of d
 igital tools for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The mai
 n aim of contact tracing apps is to identify persons who may have had physi
 cal contact to infected persons, and thus may become infected or ill. Whils
 t such apps do not exclude the risk of infection, they can play a crucial r
 ole in the prompt containment of the pandemic. This is particularly importa
 nt in the case of superspreading events.\n\nIn Germany, the official tracin
 g app was released for download on 16 June 2020. After criticism from data 
 protection and IT experts, the authorities have opted for a decentralised d
 ata storage on the user’s smartphone. The app’s code is publicly available.
  Other countries took different approaches and developed centralised digita
 l tracing systems using a variety of tools, including mobile device trackin
 g, bankcard payments information, facial recognition and big data-generated
  behavioural patterns.\n\nOverall, contact tracing apps have raised many qu
 estions in the context of COVID-19, including technical aspects, ethical co
 ncerns, data protection, security, and overall effectiveness. This virtual 
 panel discussion compares different international approaches and experience
 s from a scientific perspective.\n\nWith this event, the Leopoldina launche
 s a new virtual format for global scientific exchange: Leopoldina Internati
 onal – a series of virtual panels organised by Leopoldina’s International R
 elations Department in cooperation with its global partners. At regular int
 ervals, leading international experts present latest scientific findings. L
 eopoldina International offers a virtual room for the global scientific com
 munity to convene and for the public to engage in a dialogue with leading s
 cientists.\n\nFurther Information and Registration\n\nThe event is addresse
 d to the general public and will be held in English. Admission is free of c
 harge. Registration ist closed.\n\nTime of the event: GMT+2\n\nContact\n\nL
 ucian Brujan & Christian WeidlichSenior Scientific Officers International R
 elationsGerman National Academy of Sciences LeopoldinaTel: +49 (0)345 472 3
 9-874Email: internationalrelations@leopoldina.org\n\nFurther events in the 
 series\n\nChallenges in COVID-19 Vaccination\n\nMental Health in Times of C
 OVID-19 (28 September 2020)\n\nCOVID-19 and Multimorbidity (26 November 202
 0)\n\n
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