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The common European approach isn't exactly going to plan. France has asked Apple to dismantle privacy protections to establish a centralised app. Austria and Switzerland have opted for decentralised models (Photo: Omar Prestwich)

Contact-tracing apps: a major test for privacy in Europe

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by Anna Bacciarelli, London,

With a third of the world under lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus, governments are exploring technological solutions to help ease current restrictions on movement.

Contact tracing apps are the tech tool of the mo...

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Anna Bacciarelli is a reseracher for Amnesty International on artificial intelligence and big data.

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Anna Bacciarelli is a reseracher for Amnesty International on artificial intelligence and big data.

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