mo4ch:> Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe? | Mo4ch News

Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe?By Eleanor LawrieBBC News 30 April 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightPA Media/GettyMillions of people in the UK will soon be asked to track their movements to limit the spread of coronavirus.The government is deploying 18,000 people to trace the contacts of those infected, and the wider public will be asked to get involved too.So how does contact tracing work, do you have to take part - and what happens to your data?What is contact tracing?Contact tracing is a method used to slow down the spread of infectious outbreaks. It is commonly used in sexual health clinics, when infected patients are told to contact anyone with whom they have been intimate.In the coronavirus pandemic, it means tracking down anyone sufferers have been in prolonged contact with, to potentially ask them to self-isolate. This is often done through phone calls to the friends and family of coronavirus sufferers, complemented by an automa…