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In Europe, tech battle against coronavirus clashes with privacy culture

By Anna Koper and Douglas Busvine

Mar 27 2020 6:24AM

Governments turn to technology to track spread and monitor people under quarantine.

In Europe, tech battle against coronavirus clashes with privacy culture

Governments across Europe are turning to technology to track the spread of the coronavirus and monitor people under quarantine, an approach that seeks to learn from Asia but is also putting the region's privacy rules to the test. From Helsinki to Madrid, applications are being developed for ...

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