Delineating privacy aspects of COVID tracing applications embedded with proximity measurement technologies & digital technologies

Worldwide trends in the scientific production on soccer players market value, a bibliometric analysis using bibliometrix R-tool

“…This paper aims to identify the worldwide trends in soccer player market value scientific production over time, taking into consideration the main pillars of bibliometric production: who writes about it (authors), who publishes on the topic (sources), where is published (countries), and what was written (documents and keywords) (Aria and Cuccurullo, 2017; Rodríguez-Soler, Uribe-Toril and Valenciano, 2020; Saheb et al , 2022). To this end, a bibliometric analysis was performed using bibliometrix R-tool, to identify the evolution of the topic and the recommendations for future research.…”

Antecedent, behaviour, and consequence (a-b-c) of deploying the contact tracing app in response to COVID-19: Evidence from Europe

“…Studies such as Stahl (2011) have demonstrated and indeed provided a framework for integrating ethics, politics, and technological innovations to instill trust and confidence in users, and this can be extended to the contact tracing app. For example, government communication on the pandemic and the contact tracing app must be clear and unambiguous to ensure public understanding and trust in the government ( Mbunge, 2020 ; Saheb et al, 2022 ) and in the technology ( Ejdys, 2020 ). Anything short of transparent and adequate communication would affect public trust in the government ( Kumagai and Iorio, 2020 ; Saheb et al, 2022 ; Dzandu et al, 2022 ), and trust in the contact tracing app ( Kaspar, 2020 ).…”

“…For example, government communication on the pandemic and the contact tracing app must be clear and unambiguous to ensure public understanding and trust in the government ( Mbunge, 2020 ; Saheb et al, 2022 ) and in the technology ( Ejdys, 2020 ). Anything short of transparent and adequate communication would affect public trust in the government ( Kumagai and Iorio, 2020 ; Saheb et al, 2022 ; Dzandu et al, 2022 ), and trust in the contact tracing app ( Kaspar, 2020 ). There is a need for the government to ensure equitable access to the contact tracing app to enhance the public and individual trust in the app for acceptability.…”

“…This ultimately instills trust in individuals and the public to understand their obligations, the boundaries of the technological interventions and the government's commitments in deploying the contact tracing app. In effect, stakeholders must act trustworthy, communicate and engage with the public and individuals at all levels to build trust not only in the government but also trust in the technological interventions such as the contact tracing app to enhance its acceptability ( Kaspar, 2020 ; Saheb et al, 2022 ; Vergallo et al, 2021 ; Kumagai and Iorio, 2020 ). The challenge with the acceptability of digital technologies including the contact tracing app have bordered on privacy invasion, data security, ethics, legal, and trust ( Ejdys, 2020 ; Saheb et al, 2022 ; Zarifis et al, 2021 ; Mbunge, 2020 ; Dubov and Shoptawb, 2020 ; Mbunge et al, 2021 ).…”

“Ethically contentious aspects of artificial intelligence surveillance: a social science perspective”

“…As the COVID pandemic expanded across the globe in 2019, various countries developed mobile-based contact tracing applications to track and halt the virus's transmission. Concerns about privacy and surveillance emerges as a result of these applications' capacity to autonomously access their users' location and contacts [ 45 , 47 ], 2021c), fueling public suspicion that these applications were instruments of citizen surveillance. Ethical considerations are heightened in countries where citizens are required to adopt the applications.…”