A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications
The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggered a series of responses worldwide ranging from traveling restrictions and shelter-in-place orders to lockdowns, contact tracing, social distancing, and other mitigation measures. To assist with contact tracing and ensure the safety of citizens...
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oai:doaj.org-article:3ba199c4f4d64e32a61770b2f104155b2021-11-25T17:39:33ZA Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications10.3390/fi131102681999-5903https://doaj.org/article/3ba199c4f4d64e32a61770b2f104155b2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/13/11/268https://doaj.org/toc/1999-5903The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggered a series of responses worldwide ranging from traveling restrictions and shelter-in-place orders to lockdowns, contact tracing, social distancing, and other mitigation measures. To assist with contact tracing and ensure the safety of citizens, a significant number of mobile applications has been developed, utilizing geospatial information and proximity sensing. We perform a thorough research on seven digital databases (Appbrain, e-Health Hub, GDPRhub, “fs0c131y”, News Sites, Appstore, and Google Play), identifying a total of 160 apps regarding COVID-19 related to our research questions. The aim of this research is to identify the main categories of apps and analyze their functions based on a proposed framework of by mapping aspects that affect their functionalities regarding Services, Technology, Societal & Business, and Legal aspects. As the world comes to the new normal, the utilization of these apps might become more essential for more mobile users and developers. The new encryption protocols that are established are also in favor of this argument. Future work can utilize our framework to further examine the development, design, and adoption of such mobile applications.Theodoros OikonomidisKonstantinos FouskasMaro VlachopoulouMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19 location-based mobile appslocation-based technologiesdigital contact tracingdata privacycoronavirus diseaseInformation technologyT58.5-58.64ENFuture Internet, Vol 13, Iss 268, p 268 (2021) |
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The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggered a series of responses worldwide ranging from traveling restrictions and shelter-in-place orders to lockdowns, contact tracing, social distancing, and other mitigation measures. To assist with contact tracing and ensure the safety of citizens, a significant number of mobile applications has been developed, utilizing geospatial information and proximity sensing. We perform a thorough research on seven digital databases (Appbrain, e-Health Hub, GDPRhub, “fs0c131y”, News Sites, Appstore, and Google Play), identifying a total of 160 apps regarding COVID-19 related to our research questions. The aim of this research is to identify the main categories of apps and analyze their functions based on a proposed framework of by mapping aspects that affect their functionalities regarding Services, Technology, Societal & Business, and Legal aspects. As the world comes to the new normal, the utilization of these apps might become more essential for more mobile users and developers. The new encryption protocols that are established are also in favor of this argument. Future work can utilize our framework to further examine the development, design, and adoption of such mobile applications. |
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A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
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A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
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A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
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