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Do EU Governments Continue to Operate Contact Tracing Apps Illegitimately? - Report

Liberties and partners investigated contact tracing apps in 9 EU countries. We found that these apps likely had negligible impact, if any, on the spread of the pandemic, while governments unfairly blame privacy-friendly design to distract from inefficacy.

#TrackTheTrackers , privacy
November 04, 2021 • LibertiesEU
What Did Europe Learn About COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Policy Brief

COVID-19 tracing apps in Europe did not become mass surveillance tools. Nevertheless, governments gave too much power to Big Tech and too little agency to citizens.

#TrackTheTrackers , privacy , surveillance
October 28, 2021 • LibertiesEU
​Politics Compromised Privacy, Transparency In Germany’s Contact Tracing Apps: New Report

Saving face was more important to German policymakers than protecting personal data or ensuring transparency in the fight against the pandemic, as shown by a new study that investigated the mismanagement of rival local contact tracing apps.

#TrackTheTrackers , privacy
September 28, 2021 • LibertiesEU
COVID-19 Tracing Apps: Germany’s Lessons For Europe (But Not What You’d Expect)

What can we learn from Germany’s rush to create two coronavirus tracing apps? Quite a lot – but maybe not what you’d guess.

speechbag , privacy , #TrackTheTrackers
September 28, 2021 • LibertiesEU
Research: Spain's Coronavirus Tracing App

Rights International Spain, our Spanish member organization, has released its report on the county's coronavirus contact tracing app, finding irregularities in the app’s data protection impact assessment and risk analysis.

#TrackTheTrackers , #HumanRightsUnderCorona
July 15, 2021 • LibertiesEU
​Decisions and Recommendations of Data Protection Authorities in Europe

Knowledge Hub: COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in the EU

privacy , #TrackTheTrackers
June 02, 2021 • LibertiesEU
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in the EU

Knowledge Hub

#TrackTheTrackers , privacy
June 02, 2021 • LibertiesEU
Decisions and Recommendations of International and European Decision-Making and Policy-Forming Bodies

Knowledge Hub: COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in the EU

privacy , #TrackTheTrackers
June 02, 2021 • LibertiesEU
Court Decisions

Knowledge Hub: COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps In The EU

privacy , #TrackTheTrackers
June 02, 2021 • LibertiesEU
Worst Privacy Fears Around Contact-tracing Apps Didn’t Materialise, Due To Big Tech’s Intervention: Liberties Research

Research carried out across all EU countries and the UK by the Liberties network has found that the contact-tracing apps developed by governments to monitor people’s exposure to COVID-19 did not lead to mass surveillance, partly thanks to the BigTech.

#TrackTheTrackers , privacy
June 02, 2021 • LibertiesEU
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