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Privacy and security concerns with passively collected location data for digital contact tracing among U.S. college students

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  • Sara Belligoni
  • Kelly A Stevens
  • Samiul Hasan
  • Haofei Yu

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People continue to use technology in new ways, and how governments harness digital information should consider privacy and security concerns. During COVID19, numerous countries deployed digital contact tracing that collect location data from user’s smartphones. However, these apps had low adoption rates and faced opposition. We launched an interdisciplinary study to evaluate smartphone location data concerns among college students in the US. Using interviews and a large survey, we find that college students have higher concerns regarding privacy, and place greater trust in local government with their location data. We discuss policy recommendations for implementing improved contact tracing efforts.

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  • Sara Belligoni & Kelly A Stevens & Samiul Hasan & Haofei Yu, 2023. "Privacy and security concerns with passively collected location data for digital contact tracing among U.S. college students," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(11), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0294419
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294419
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