The dangers of tech-driven solutions to COVID-19

The dangers of tech-driven solutions to COVID-19

The Care19 mobile app, which the governors of North Dakota and South Dakota have asked residents to download to assist in contact tracing during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is seen on a phone, U.S. April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Paresh Dave

An effective, responsible response to the pandemic cannot include privatizing essential functions of public institutions or continuing to allow platform business models to go unregulated.