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What You Need to Know About Contact Tracing, Privacy, and COVID-19

What You Need to Know About Contact Tracing, Privacy, and COVID-19

FromThe Daily Signal Podcast


What You Need to Know About Contact Tracing, Privacy, and COVID-19

FromThe Daily Signal Podcast

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
May 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Contact tracing is seen as one way to fight COVID-19. But does the tracing, which would mean tracking who a person had been physically near in recent days, involve giving up too much privacy?Klon Kitchen, a senior research fellow in technology at The Heritage Foundation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to how contact tracing how works, and whether it be used to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. He also discusses who would have access to the resulting information, privacy concerns, and more.We also cover these stories:The Little Sisters of the Poor were back at the Supreme Court.Vice President Mike Pence is pleased with the Justice Department's decision to side with a Virginia church in a lawsuit against Gov. Ralph Northam. The Michigan legislature has sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an effort to put a stop to her coronavirus emergency orders.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Our daily news podcast brings you top news stories, plus analysis and insights from reporters and scholars about the state of play in America’s hottest policy debates. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.