Authors’ Reply to: And Justice for All? There Is More to the Interoperability of Contact Tracing Apps Than Legal Barriers. Comment on 'COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps:A Technologic Tower of Babel and the Gap for International Pandemic Control'

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Li Du

University of Macau

Vera Lúcia Raposo

NOVA University - Nova School of Law

Meng Wang

University of Macau - Faculty of Law

Date Written: January 15, 2021

Abstract

We appreciate Crutzen’s comments on our analysis of the technologic Tower of Babel, which analyzed the global functioning and interaction of COVID-19 contact tracing apps.

In his critique, Crutzen argued that it is not all about the law, but also about ethics. We agree with this proposition. Ethics and the principles of digital governance are essential to structure the digital world , especially during (and after) a pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; contact tracing; data protection; privacy; interoperability; global health; public health

Suggested Citation

Du, Li and Raposo, Vera Lúcia and Wang, Meng, Authors’ Reply to: And Justice for All? There Is More to the Interoperability of Contact Tracing Apps Than Legal Barriers. Comment on 'COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps:A Technologic Tower of Babel and the Gap for International Pandemic Control' (January 15, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3943371 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3943371

Li Du

University of Macau ( email )

Macau

Vera Lúcia Raposo (Contact Author)

NOVA University - Nova School of Law ( email )

Coimbra

HOME PAGE: http://https://novalaw.unl.pt/en/vera-lucia-raposo/

Meng Wang

University of Macau - Faculty of Law

Macau

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