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The bio-surveillance state: an emerging new normal in Asia

Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the use of digital technologies that are shaping people's lives and interaction with society. The development of apps to monitor the movements and health status of individual citizens will have long-term implications for privacy and safety. Nowhere is this more visible than in Asia.
By Dev Lewis
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EU struggles to reconcile contact tracing with high privacy standards

Analysis
As European countries turn to apps to contain the pandemic, the EU must weigh the public health emergency against its own data protection rules. Policymakers and experts on data protection and privacy in Brussels warn that tracing and monitoring technology can undermine fundamental rights.
By Alexander Fanta
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Lack of privacy law complicates US debate over Covid-19 tracking

Analysis
App developers and state governments in the United States are churning out new technologies for tracking the spread of the coronavirus. In the absence of a national privacy law, experts raise concerns about surveillance and scramble to define the boundaries for data collection during the pandemic.
By Gopal Ratnam

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