Test, Trace, and Put on the Blockchain?: A Viewpoint Evaluating the Use of Decentralized Systems for Algorithmic Contact Tracing to Combat a Global Pandemic

• Main Authors: Platt, Moritz (Author), Hasselgren, Anton (Author), Román-Belmonte, Juan Manuel (Author), Tuler de Oliveira, Marcela (Author), De la Corte-Rodríguez, Hortensia (Author), Delgado Olabarriaga, Sílvia (Author), Rodríguez-Merchán, E Carlos (Author), Mackey, Tim Ken (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The enormous pressure of the increasing case numbers experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a variety of novel digital systems designed to provide solutions to unprecedented challenges in public health. The field of algorithmic contact tracing, in particular, an area of research...