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This is a timeline of contact tracing in the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly focusing on smartphone application software launches.

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Google Trends

The comparative chart below shows Google Trends data for Contact tracing (Topic) and Contact tracing (Search term), from January 2004 to March 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.[1]

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The chart below shows Google Ngram Viewer data for Contact tracing, from 1900 to 2019.[2]

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Wikipedia Views

The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article Contact tracing on desktop, mobile-web, desktop-spider, mobile-web-spider and mobile app, from July 2015; to December 2020. An exlosive growth of interest can be seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

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Year Month and date (approximately) Event type Details Location
2020 February 3 Mobile app launch Lithuanian based company Bitsens launches a coronavirus app, even when the virus has not reached Lithuania yet.[4] Lithuania
2020 February 11 Mobile app launch The Chinese Government launches coronavirus 'close contact detector' app. In order to make an inquiry, users are required to scan a QR code on their smartphones using apps like Alipay or WeChat. Once the new app is registered with a phone number, users must enter their name and ID number. Every registered phone number can then be used to check the status of up to three ID numbers.[5] China
2020 February Organzation PathCheck is founded at MIT as a volunteer-led non profit organization[6][7] that develops COVID-19 apps for digital contact tracing.[8] Their original technology is based on the MIT Private Kit.[9][10] United States
2020 March 9 Digital privacy Google removes Iran's official COVID-19 detection app from Play Store after several users accused the Iranian government of using the app to collect phone numbers and real-time geo-location data.[11][12] Iran
2020 March 9 Mobile app launch The Colombian president announces the launch of an application for mobile devices that would help centralize information related to the spread, prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in the country.[13] Colombia
2020 March 11 Background The World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic.[14]
2020 March 12 Program shutdown Public Health England stops performing a contact tracing program, as widespread infections overwhelm capacity of contact tracers, as the program could handle up to 50 people per week.[15][16] United Kingdom (England)
2020 March 17 Protocol introduction The Temporary Contact Numbers Protocol (TCN Protocol) is introduced.[17]
2020 March 20 Mobile app launch Singapore launches the TraceTogether, an application aimed at working by exchanging short distance Bluetooth signals between phones to detect other participating users in close proximity of 2 meters. After giving consent during the set-up of the app, users need to turn on their Bluetooth, as well as enable push notifications and location permissions. It is developed by Singapore’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) and the health ministry.[18][19] Singapore
2020 March 20 Mobile app launch Taiwan rolls out a mobile phone-based “electronic fence” that uses location-tracking to ensure people who are quarantined stay in their homes. The system monitors phone signals to alert local officials if those in home quarantine move away from their address or turn off their phones.[20] Taiwan
2020 March 20 Mobile app launch Sri Lanka launches MyHealth Mobile App, which requires users to record their location at the time of using the application. The app is programmed to disclose the stores location history information with the authorities to protect other users in case a user is infected.[21] Sri Lanka
2020 March 24 Protocol introduction BlueTrace is introduced as an open-source application protocol that facilitates digital contact tracing of users.[22]
2020 March 25 Mobile app launch Stopp Corona is launched in Austria by the Austrian Red Cross, in cooperation with other organizations. The app is aimed at tracing contacts for preventing the spread COVID-19 infections.[14][23][24] Austria
2020 April 1 Protocol introduction The Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing protocol is introduced to facilitate digital contact tracing of infected participants.[25][26][27][28]
2020 April 2 Mobile app launch The Government of India launches Aarogya Setu, aimed at enabling people to assess themselves the risk of their catching Covid-19 infection. The app is available in 11 languages.[29] India
2020 April 3 Mobile app launch The Government of Peru announces launch of app that would allow users share their location in the event that they have tested positive for Coronavirus.[30] Peru
2020 April 4 Protocol introduction The Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing is introduced as an open protocol developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate digital contact tracing of infected participants.[31][32]
2020 April 8 Mobile app launch Egypt launches mobile application to track both new coronavirus cases and those in contact with patients.[33][34] Egypt
2020 April 9 Mobile app launch The Afghan Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology launch COVID-19 tracing app corona.asan.gov.af, which provides health advice in English, Dari, and Pashto.[35][36][37] Afghanistan
2020 April 10 Technology Google and Apple announce a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies conduct contact tracing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, with user privacy and security core to the design.[38]
2020 April 14 Mobile app launch "Turkey to use contact-tracing app to detect coronavirus” "Young Turkish entrepreneurs have developed a mobile application to support the country’s efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. A group of 16 technology enthusiasts developed the “Corowarner” app which allows community-driven contact tracing. “The Corowarner app alerts you instantly and anonymously if you had close contact with an individual in a market, pharmacy or bus who tested positive for the virus,” Efe Kart, one of the project developers of the app, told Anadolu Agency."[39] Turkey
2020 April 16 Protocol introduction The Whisper Tracing Protocol is introduced.[40]
2020 April 16 Mobile app launch "The team behind Nodle.io, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and security startup, today announces the launch of Coalition, a free, privacy-first contact tracing app to help stop the spread of COVID-19. "[41]
2020 April 17 Mobile app launch The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission launches contact tracing app Gerak Malaysia, which is designed "to help the authorities in tracing and analysing users’ movement nationwide to contain the spread of the pandemic".[42] Malaysia
2020 April 21 Digital privacy A Australian Government Services minister announces laws to be introduced in the country with the purpose to strenghten user privacy.[43] Australia
2020 April 23 Mobile app launch “Members of the University community are hereby informed of the introduction of COVID-CONNECT, a virtual monitoring app with a back-end Care Coordination Centre at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) that gives subscribers access to needed clinical support from a team of medical experts and specialists. The digital health service, launched on April 23, 2020 at the UGM, seeks to address all COVID-19 related issues that clients may have by giving them easy access to high trained medical specialists at the UGMC from the comfort and safety of their homes.” [44] Ghana
2020 April 24 Mobile app launch ProteGO launches in Poland, becoming one of EU’s first official Covid-19 tracking applications. This version requires users to enter their data themselves for the purposes of health self-monitoring.[45] Poland
2020 April 26 Mobile app launch The Australian government launches a coronavirus tracing app, which uses Bluetooth signals to log when people have been close to one another. The app is based on Singapore’s TraceTogether software.[46] "Australia launches controversial COVID-19 tracking app as some states start easing rules” [47] Australia
2020 April 27 Mobile app launch "‘Act at Home’ app is launched to counteract the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine” " Ukraine a mobile application "Act at Home" was launched. The application is designed to maintain contact with the person and control the observance of obligatory self-isolation during the quarantine. The basis is the foreign experience of countries that use digital tools to ensure the safety of citizens during a pandemic. The application provides benefits during self-isolation, but installation is voluntary."[48] Ukraine
2020 April Protocol introduction The (Google/Apple) Exposure Notification (GAEN) is introduced.
2020 May 10 Notable case Zambian health minister Chitalu Chilufya praises sex workers in Zambia for helping to trace people who have contracted COVID-19 after a surge in new infections at the border town of Nakonde. Chilufya states "sex workers have been very co-operative and they are giving us all the leads we want."[49] Zambia
2020 May 10 Digital privacy "Syrian government surveillance campaign turns to spreading malware in coronavirus apps” "A Syrian government-backed hacking campaign has begun to distribute coronavirus-themed applications that are actually spyware, according to new research from mobile security firm Lookout."[50] Syrian
2020 May 12 Mobile app launch Salesforce launches coronavirus contact tracing platform for tracking exposure to COVID-19, available in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Louisiana, California and New York City.[51] United States
2020 May 14 Mobile app launch The Indian technology ministry launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones.[52] India
2020 May 14 Mobile app launch Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announces tracing application Thai Chana (Thai Victory), aimed at being introduced to business operators.[53] Thailand
2020 May 19 Mobile app launch The E7mi application is launched in Tunisoa. The app identifies and alerts users if they have been in close contact with someone having reported infection.[54] Tunisia
2020 May 19 Mobile app launch The Ministry of Health of New Zealand releases the NZ COVID Tracer app, with the purpose to support contact tracing in the country. The software emphasizes privacy and data security, being programmed to store information in the user phone and delet it after 31 days.[55] NZ COVID Tracer[56] New Zealand
2020 May 20 Protocol introduction The Exposure Notification (GAEN) system, originally known as the Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing Project,[57] is introduced as a framework and protocol specification developed by Apple Inc. and Google to facilitate digital contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic.[58][59][60][61]
2020 May 20 "Apple and Google release their coronavirus contact-tracing software to 22 countries around the world and say it WILL work across borders” [62] Netherlands
2020 May 26 Digital privacy "Serious security vulnerabilities in Qatar’s mandatory contact tracing app, uncovered by Amnesty International, must act as a wake-up call for governments rolling-out COVID-19 apps to ensure privacy safeguards are central to the technology”[63] Qatar
2020 May 28 Organization NHS Test and Trace is formed in England as a government-funded service with the purpose to track and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. It is run by the National Institute for Health Protection.[64][65] United Kingdom (England)
2020 May 28 Mobile app launch Latvia launches Apturi Covid, becoming the first country to launch a contact tracing app using the newly-available exposure notification APIs by Apple and Google. The voluntary, decentralized, and fully GDPR-compliant app uses Bluetooth technology to identify other nearby devices that also have the app installed. The app notifies users if they have been in the proximity of 2 meters to an individual for more than 15 minutes who has tested positive for COVID-19. [66] Apturi Covid[67] Latvia
2020 May Digital privacy British company Serco accidentally shares the personal email addresses of nearly 300 trainee COVID-19 contact tracers. The company hires, trains and operates about 15,000 contact tracers who do not have clinical training.[68] United Kingdom
2020 June 1 Mobile app launch Immuni[69] “Italy launches COVID-19 contact-tracing app amid privacy concerns”[70] “Italy has released its official COVID-19 contact-tracing app, which is built on the framework developed by Apple and Google to track infections” [71] Italy
2020 June 5 Mobile app launch The Moroccan Ministry of Health announces launch of 'WIQAYTNA' an app for COVID-19 contact tracing based on bluetooth technology, and aimed to notify users in case they come into prolonged contact with an individual who has tested positive.[72] Morocco
2020 June 4 Database launch The Argentine Government creates a COVID-19 database with the purpose to process the data generated through the official contact tracing app, facilitating greater state control of the pandemic.[73] Argentina
2020 June 4 Publication The World Health Organization publishes its Digital tools for COVID-19 contact tracing.[74]
2020 June 4 Mobile app launch "Bangladesh yesterday rolled out a contact tracing app on a trial basis to warn users if they have been near someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus and suggest the next course of actions in a bid to flatten the curve on the rogue pathogen." “Bangladesh finally gets its own contact tracing app”[75] Bangladesh
2020 June 5 Mobile app launch "The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that it has developed a Covid-19 contact-tracing application that will be deployed in all its locations across the country”[76]
2020 June 8 Mobile app launch COVID-19 app DiagnoseMe is launched by engineers from Burkina Faso.[77] Burkina Faso
2020 June 9 Privacy Poland releases a new version of the Covid-19 contact tracing app ProteGO Safe, now adapted to address concerns about privacy. Previously, the official contact-tracing app released by the government spurred debate on privacy and surveillance during the pandemic, with critics seeing ample opportunity for abuse.[78][79][80] Poland
2020 June 10 Digital privacy A French ethical hacker claims Pakistan's covid-19 contact tracing app COVID-19 Gov PK reveals patients' locations, and emphasizes that the software is not a contact tracing app, adding that it "gives access to dashboards for each province and state, you can do a self-assessment, get radius alert, get a popup notification reminding the user of their personal hygiene". The government denies claims.[81][82] Pakistan
2020 June 14 Mobile app launch The Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA) launches Tabaud, a contact-tracing app aimed to track COVID-19. Saudi Arabia becomes one of the latest countries to use the Apple-Google Exposure Notification System. Users can share their information and then contact those having come into contact with. If a user tests positive, a notification would be sent to users who came into close contact with the infected user during the last 14 days.[83][84] Saudi Arabia
2020 June 15 Digital privacy The Norwegian government decides to stop using its COVID-19 contact tracing app after controversial case concerning privacy, and hours before Amnesty International releases an analysis criticizing the app.[85] Norway
2020 June 15 Mobile app launch The Uruguyan Government launches CoronavirusUY, which uses Exposure Notification system.[86][87][88] Uruguay
2020 June 16 Mobile app launch The Robert Koch Institute in Germany launched the Corona-Warn-App, which is designed to speedily track down new clusters of coronavirus infection as the country's lockdown is relaxed.[89][90][24] Germany
2020 June 16 Digital privacy An investigation by Amnesty International reveals that Bahrain’s ‘BeAware Bahrain’, Kuwait’s ‘Shlonik’ and Norway’s ‘Smittestopp’ apps stand out among the most dangerous contact tracing apps regarding privacy, "with all three actively carrying out live or near-live tracking of users’ locations by frequently uploading GPS coordinates to a central server".[91] Bahrain, Kuwait, Norway
2020 June 17 Mobile app launch Germany launches Corona-Warn-App, a COVID-19 tracing system designed to warn users who might have been in contact with an infected person.[92] Germany
2020 June 18 "BIOS runs contact tracing without recording personal data, which other apps developed by Apple and Google cannot do"[93]
2020 June 18 Mobile app launch The Danish government launches COVID-19 infection tracing app Smittestop, which notifies citizens who have been in close proximity to a person infected with COVID 19.[94] Smittestop[95] Denmark
2020 June 18 "An NPR survey of state health departments shows that the national coronavirus contact tracing workforce has tripled in the past six weeks, from 11,142 workers to 37,110"[96] United States
2020 June 19 Mobile app launch Japan launches the COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA), which allows users to know whether or not they had contact with infected persons. It is developed by Microsoft.[97][98][99] Japan
2020 June 25 Mobile app launch SwissCovid[100] “Switzerland launches SwissCovid tracing app for residents” [101] Switzerland
2020 June 29 Mobile app launch Spain launches first phase of Radar COVID, which uses Exposure Notification system.[102][102][103] Spain
2020 June 30 Healthy Together[104]
2020 July 2 Mobile app launch “Governor County Government of Kisumu presided launch of COVIDConnect mobile app in Kenya” [105] Kenya
2020 July 7 Mobile app launch COVID Tracker Ireland[106] Ireland
2020 July 13 Program launch “Government of Mexico City Implements Avaya Contact Center Solutions for Contact Tracing, Conducting 2,700 Tests Daily Across 117 Health Centers” "The Government of Mexico City and its Digital Agency for Public Innovation have implemented a Detection, Protection and Safeguard program to address COVID-19, featuring contact tracing solutions from Avaya (NYSE:AVYA) to help enable the city and its citizens to emerge from the pandemic. The program is implemented in conjunction with Locatel, the government contact center committed to informing and guiding the citizens of Mexico City and the Metropolitan Area with timely and reliable service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."[107] Mexico
2020 July 13 Mobile app launch "Kenya launches web-based app to trace COVID-19 cases”[108] Kenya
2020 July 21 Digital privacy "Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App” "The defects, which have been fixed, exposed private details of people in quarantine. The country has been hailed as a pioneer in digital public health."[109] South Korea
2020 July 27 Mobile app launch Croatia launches its ‘STOP COVID-19’, a voluntary, cyber-secured contact tracing app, using only temporary and anonymous data. The Croatian Health Minister adds that the application would not do geolocation tracking, and there would be no collection of user’s data with its success expected to be based on "conscientious and solidary participation of citizens,” [110] Croatia
2020 July 30 Mobile app launch StopCOVID NI[111] “Northern Ireland launches UK's first COVID-19 tracker app” [112] Northern Ireland
2020 July 31 Mobile app launch COVID Alert[113] “Canada launches COVID-19 tracking app” [114] “Canada’s COVID Alert app is a case of tech-driven bad policy design” [115] "Canada launches COVID-19 contact tracing app as restrictions loosen”[116] Canada
2020 July 31 Mobile app launch The Government of Brazil announces Coronavírus-SUS. It uses Exposure Notification system.[117] Brazil
2020 End of July Education "By the end of July 2020, more than half a million people had enrolled for a free online Covid-19 contact-tracing course offered by Johns Hopkins"[118]
2020 August 5 "Brazil integrates Apple-Google exposure notification tech into coronavirus app” "Brazil's federal government-backed Covid-19 smartphone app has been updated with the Apple-Google exposure notification. The functionality is now available to approximately 10 million users of the coronavirus app launched by the Ministry of Health (MoH) as a source of information about the pandemic."[119] Brazil
2020 August 12 Userbase As of date, about 15.7 million smartphone users have downloaded Vietnamese locally-developed contact-tracing app Bluezone, designed to identify and alert people who have interacted with COVID-19 patients.[120] Vietnam
2020 August 13 Mobile app launch The government of Ecuador launches app that notifies users contact with a COVID-19 case.[121] Ecuador
2020 August 17 Mobile app launch GuideSafe[122] “Alabama’s GuideSafe Exposure Notification App launches statewide” [123] Alabama
2020 August 18 Mobile app launch The Slovenian Public Administration Minister launches contact tracing app OstaniZdrav (StayWell),for Android users.[124] Slovenia
2020 August 19 Mobile app launch Covid Watch[125] “UA launches Covid Watch Arizona app” [126] Arizona
2020 August 20 Mobile app launch Hoia[127] “Estonia launches coronavirus exposure notification app 'HOIA'” [128] Estonia
2020 August 31 Mobile app launch Koronavilkku "The Koronavilkku smartphone app has now been published to help break infection chains. You can now download Koronavilkku to your phone free of charge from the most popular app stores." "“The Koronavilkku mobile app is part of the Government's test, trace, isolate and treat strategy. The app makes it more efficient to reach people exposed to the virus and refer them to treatment. This way, infection chains can also be broken more efficiently”, says Kirsi Varhila, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health." [129][130] “Health agency THL launched its 'Koronavilkku' smartphone app on Monday” [131] Finland
2020 September 1 Mobile app launch South Africa launches COVID Alert SA, the government’s official Bluetooth contact-tracing app. It’s built on the Apple–Google Exposure Notifications application programmable interface (API).[132][133] South Africa
2020 September 1 Mobile app launch StayAway Covid is launched in Portugal, for iOS and Android.[134] Portugal
2020 September 3 Mobile app launch The Government of Philippines launches StaySafe.ph, a contact tracing application aimed to trace Covid-19 close contacts and warn the public on “nearby danger”.[135] Philippines
2020 September 3 Mobile app launch COVID Alert is launched in South Africa. The app uses Exposure Notification system created by Apple and Google, and Bluetooth technology to notify users if they have been in contact with COVID-19.[136] South Africa
2020 September 9 Mobile app launch “Myanmar government developed a covid-19 tracking app” "The Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF) has developed the official contact-tracing app, “Saw Saw Shar”, to facilitate containment efforts of the COVID-19 Control and Emergency Response ICT team under the Ministry of Transport & Communication, and the Ministry of Health and Sports. In addition to monitoring symptoms, the app provides timely notifications on nearby potential high-risk areas with positive cases, and the official COVID-19 hotlines contacts, closest fever clinics and quarantine center."[137] Myanmar
2020 September 10 Mobile app launch Protect Scotland launches in Scotland as a COVID-19 contact-tracing application.[138] United Kingdom (Scotland)
2020 September 10 Mobile app launch Guam Covid Alert is launched in Guam, which becomes the first U.S. Territory to launch an exposure notification app developed by engineers with Apple, Google, and the PathCheck Foundation that uses Bluetooth technology for digital contact tracing.[139][140] Guam
2020 September 11 Mobile app launch Protect Scotland "It became available to download free on to a smart phone from Apple's App Store or Google Play on Thursday. The Protect Scotland app lets people know if they have been in close contact with someone who later tests positive. The Scottish government has said the software will support the Test and Protect system and is "another tool in the fight against Covid-19"."[141] “England and Wales' contact-tracing app gets launch date”[142] United Kingdom
2020 September 17 Mobile app launch eRouška (eMask) is launched in the Czech republic as a contact tracing app using Exposure Notification protocol.[143][144] Czech Republic
2020 September 18 Mobile app launch “Government launches Covid-19 contact tracing app; public urged to download and install it” [145] Malta
2020 September 22 Mobile app launch SlowCOVIDNC [146][147] "NCDHHS launches contact tracing app SlowCOVIDNC” [148] North Carolina
2020 September 24 Mobile app launch NHS COVID-19 "NHS coronavirus app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September"[149]
2020 September 24 Mobile app launch COVID Alert PA [150] Pennsylvania
2020 September 30 Mobile app launch " Belgium has rolled out its own contact tracing app to its citizens. The app, called Coronalert, is available to download from the Belgium App Store now. According to the report, the app will work in all three regions and different languages in the country." Coronalert[151] “Belgium the latest to launch contact tracing app based on Apple/Google tech” [152] Belgium
2020 September 30 Mobile app launch COVID Alert NY is launched in New York State. The app notifies users of potential COVID-19 exposure while maintaining user privacy and security. It is based on COVID Tracker Ireland.[153][154] United States (New York)
2020 October 8 Mobile app launch Kazakhstan launches the Saqbol mobile app, a COVID-19 contact tracing app designed to control the spread of the infection and timely locate the virus’s hotspots. Infected users can anonymously inform others on their contacts in the last 14 days for 15 minutes and in a distance of 2 meters. According to the developers, the records of interaction between devices are encoded.[155] Kazakhstan
2020 October 10 Mobile app launch Dutch COVID-19 notification app ‘CoronaMelder’ is launched. It is designed according to the privacy by design requirements.[156] Netherlands
2020 October 26 Mobile app launch The French government launches TousAntiCovid, which uses a centralized system that sends the data from a phone to government systems to do the contact matching.[157] France
2020 November 9 Mobile app launch MI COVID Alert launches in Michigan. The app is designed to notify users if they have potentially been in close contact with infected people.[158] United States (Michigan)
2020 November 25 Mobile app launch The Russian government launches Gosuslugi, a smartphone app that alerts users of possible exposure to COVID-19. The app scans the user’s surroundings in a 10-meter radius and measures how close and for how long they interact with other users. Infected users are expected to voluntarily notify the app, which then sends alerts to all others who were in close proximity to them.[159][160] Russia
2020 December 3 Partnership "Delta partners with CDC for international traveler contact tracing"[161][162] United States
2020 December 7 Mobile app launch CA Notify is launches in California, allowing users who test positive to anonymously inform those with whom they have been in close proximity that they may have been exposed. The app is designed to optimize privacy, it doesn’t use location data or identify the people users come into contact with.[163][164][165][166] California
2020 December 21 Mobile app launch Smittestopp launches in Norway, replacing a version of the app that was suspended earlier in the year due to scrutiny from the local Norwegian Data Protection Authority.[167][168] Within two days, the new infection control app would be downloaded 158,700 times, with already 41 people reporting that they are infected.[169] Norway
2020 December 21 Digital privacy "An Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines’ Government-launched COVID-19 Apps"[170]
2020 December 23 Public opinion An article on privacy and surveillance in the COVID-19 Pandemic reports that U.S. citizens continue to be deeply skeptical of contact tracing technology and hesitant to adopt other preventive measures.[171] USA
2021 January 1 Mobile app launch "The Oregon Health Authority had released an app that would warn people if they were exposed to a COVID-19 outbreak”[172]
2021 February 2 Privacy "A group of Democratic Senators and Congressional membersproposed legislation meant to tackle the privacy and security issues tied to technologies used for the COVID-19 response, including contact tracing apps, digital monitoring tools, and vaccine appointment scheduling apps. The Public Health Emergency Privacy Act was introduced late Thursday, Janua” [173] USA


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