Coronavirus E-Mich #4 -“Covid-19-related geolocation: ranking goals, comparing methods”

CHAIRE HOOVER Louvain-La-Neuve

14 avril 2020

12:45 - 14:00

Mardi intime de la Chaire Hoover par Axel Gosseries & Olivier Pereira

We present the key goals that Covid-19 geolocation data collection could pursue. We discuss how to rank them. Based on such goals analysis, we assess various of the available options, especially from the perspective of basic freedoms. One of the conclusions is that the most important goals can be achieved through the least freedom-averse methods.