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

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 adopt...

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Published inPloS one Vol. 18; no. 11; p. e0294419
Main Authors Belligoni, Sara, Stevens, Kelly A, Hasan, Samiul, Yu, Haofei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Public Library of Science 22.11.2023
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Analysis
College students
Contact tracing
Disease transmission
Evaluation
Health aspects
Local government
Privacy
Smart phones
United States
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Summary: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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ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0294419