Review and Critical Analysis of Privacy-Preserving Infection Tracking and Contact Tracing

William J. Buchanan, Muhammad Ali Imran*, Masood Ur-Rehman, Lei Zhang, Qammer H. Abbasi, Christos Chrysoulas, David Haynes, Nikolaos Pitropakis, Pavlos Papadopoulos

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Abstract

The outbreak of viruses have necessitated contact tracing and infection tracking methods. Despite various efforts, there is currently no standard scheme for the tracing and tracking. Therefore, many nations of the world have developed their own ways where carriers of disease could be tracked and their contacts traced. These are generalized methods developed either in a distributed manner giving citizens control of their identity or in a centralized manner where a health authority gathers data on those who are carriers. This paper outlines some of the most significant approaches that have been established for contact tracing around the world. A comprehensive review on the key enabling methods used to realize the infrastructure around these infection tracking and contact tracing methods is also presented, and recommendations are made for the most effective way to develop such a practice.
Original languageEnglish
Article number583376
JournalFrontiers in Communications and Networks
Volume1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Dec 2020

Keywords

  • bluetooth
  • contact tracing
  • COVID-19
  • privacy-preservation
  • RFID
  • tracking
  • wearables

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing

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