TY - JOUR
T1 - Young adults view smartphone tracking technologies for covid-19 as acceptable
T2 - The case of taiwan
AU - Garrett, Paul M.
AU - Wang, Yuwen
AU - White, Joshua P.
AU - Hsieh, Shulan
AU - Strong, Carol
AU - Lee, Yi Chan
AU - Lewandowsky, Stephan
AU - Dennis, Simon
AU - Yang, Cheng Ta
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the National Cheng Kung University to C.-T.Y. and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 108-2321-B-006-022-MY2 and MOST 110-2321-B-006-004 to C.-T.Y. and S.H.).
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Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/2/1
Y1 - 2021/2/1
N2 - Taiwan has been successful in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, without a vaccine the threat of a second outbreak remains. Young adults who show few to no symptoms when infected have been identified in many countries as driving the virus’ spread through unidentifiable community transmission. Mobile tracking technologies register nearby contacts of a user and notifies them if one later tests positive to the virus, potentially solving this issue; however, the effectiveness of these technologies depends on their acceptance by the public. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google’s Bluetooth exposure notification system) among four samples of young Taiwanese adults (aged 25 years or younger). Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies (>75%), with acceptance for each technology surpassing 90% if additional privacy measures were included. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan and similar cultures.
AB - Taiwan has been successful in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, without a vaccine the threat of a second outbreak remains. Young adults who show few to no symptoms when infected have been identified in many countries as driving the virus’ spread through unidentifiable community transmission. Mobile tracking technologies register nearby contacts of a user and notifies them if one later tests positive to the virus, potentially solving this issue; however, the effectiveness of these technologies depends on their acceptance by the public. The current study assessed attitudes towards three tracking technologies (telecommunication network tracking, a government app, and Apple and Google’s Bluetooth exposure notification system) among four samples of young Taiwanese adults (aged 25 years or younger). Using Bayesian methods, we find high acceptance for all three tracking technologies (>75%), with acceptance for each technology surpassing 90% if additional privacy measures were included. We consider the policy implications of these results for Taiwan and similar cultures.
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18031332
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18031332
M3 - Article
C2 - 33540628
AN - SCOPUS:85100218046
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 3
M1 - 1332
ER -
