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Contact Tracing: Balancing Public Health & Individual Privacy

April 23, 2020

Contact tracing that relies on phone apps has proven to be an effective way to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in some parts of the world. Meanwhile, Big Tech in the U.S. has announced plans to develop a contact-tracing app but how much data are Americans willing to share? And what is considered a breach of privacy and freedom? AP global science and environment reporter Christina Larson explains.

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