Technology in conflict: how COVID-19 tracing apps can exacerbate violent conflicts

Easterday, Jennifer (2020) Technology in conflict: how COVID-19 tracing apps can exacerbate violent conflicts. Strategic Updates (August 2020). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

In this Strategic Update, Jennifer Easterday explores how a human security approach to COVID-19 tech tools would prompt tech companies, governments, and other actors to work with communities in ways that enhance their agency in the face of the pandemic to both reduce the risk of exacerbating conflict while maximizing the benefits of technology.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	https://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/publications/updates/t...
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	IGA: LSE IDEAS
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2020 12:54
Last Modified:	23 Nov 2024 02:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107576

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