As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic.
But their decisions on which technologies to use – and how far those allow authorities to peer into private lives – are highlighting some uncomfortable tradeoffs between protecting privacy and public health.
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