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COVID-19 Case Tracking System in Quarantine Policy: Focus on the Privacy Shift Concept and Application in South Korea

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  • Kwansik Moon

    (The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Seoul 07233, Korea
    School of Cybersecurity, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Nackhwan Kim

    (College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Jemin Justin Lee

    (Center for Information Security Technology (CIST), Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Hyunsik Yoon

    (School of Cybersecurity, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Kyungho Lee

    (School of Cybersecurity, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

Abstract

This study analyzed how Korea’s quarantine policy manages personal information to prevent and control COVID-19. Korea effectively halted the spread of COVID-19 through epidemiological investigations and cell-broadcast systems. In this process, the route of infection is presented without identifying the patient, and the necessary participants are selected only through authentication. We found a correlation between the number of emergency text messages sent by the Ministry of Interior and Safety in 2020 and the number of confirmed cases (R 2 = 0.465, p < 0.001). Based on Korea’s case, we propose a new concept for solving the personal information problems that might arise during a pandemic response.

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  • Kwansik Moon & Nackhwan Kim & Jemin Justin Lee & Hyunsik Yoon & Kyungho Lee, 2022. "COVID-19 Case Tracking System in Quarantine Policy: Focus on the Privacy Shift Concept and Application in South Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11270-:d:909443
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    1. Kyu-Myoung Lee & Kyujin Jung, 2019. "Factors Influencing the Response to Infectious Diseases: Focusing on the Case of SARS and MERS in South Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-19, April.
    2. Myers, J. & Frieden, T.R. & Bherwani, K.M. & Henning, K.J., 2008. "Privacy and public health at risk: Public health confidentiality in the digital age," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 98(5), pages 793-801.
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