{"id":9954,"date":"2020-09-28T10:03:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/?p=9954"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:25:47","slug":"covid-19-la-tecnologia-de-rastreo-de-contactos-sus-beneficios-para-la-salud-y-la-privacidad-de-los-usuarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/plataformas-digitales\/covid-19-la-tecnologia-de-rastreo-de-contactos-sus-beneficios-para-la-salud-y-la-privacidad-de-los-usuarios\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Contact tracking technology, health benefits and user privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

According to survey in the US, 67% of consumers would agree to implement a national contact tracing app.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The tools of <\/em>Contact tracing tools <\/em>or contact tracing<\/a>have been one of the main technologies tools the controlling of infections during the pandemic. This functionality was added to Google and Apple smartphones, as both companies reached an agreement since April to develop an API<\/a> ((Application Programming Interface) system via Bluetooth, which would allow users through a notification, realize if they had been exposed to the virus, and also provide information anonymously for policy development.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Even the World Health Organization (WHO) supported governments in low- and middle-income countries, for the development of mobile applications based on contact tracing offered by Apple and Google and implemented nationwide.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

In addition to such applications and tracking tools, platforms for recording symptoms were also created in patients suspected of COVID-19, such as COVID Symptom Study, which was used <\/em>in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was used in these countries to detect massive cases through a daily symptom checkup among suspicious patients. It was also one of the tools used for research by King's College London, which was able to determine the main symptoms<\/a> suffered by patients with positive cases of COVID-19 and thus established a relationship between the most common symptoms and the severity of the developed disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists<\/em>, believes it is important for public health to follow the path of these new technologies: \u201cWe're in a technology world, and I think for public health to be able to explore these new technologies so that we can provide the best information to people to protect their health is really critical.\u201d<\/p>

Technology companies that specialize in Digital Health must maintain the protection of users' personal data as a critical feature within their innovations.<\/p>

A survey conducted by SecureAge Technology<\/em>showed positive results among a group of 580 U.S. consumers and 300 information technology professionals. Within these groups 70% of consumers believe that contact tracing tools would be somewhat or very effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19, while 93% of professionals considered it that way.<\/p>

In addition, there was a positive response to a potential mass adoption of such technologies among the population, especially if they are supported by large technology companies. Despite efforts in the US, only in the state of Virginia, a pilot with a contact tracing system has been implemented through the app COVIDWISE.<\/p>

The main concern on the part of users is that the protection of their personal data could be violated from entering a symptom check or contact tracing application. \u201cI think there need to be some communication efforts from the powers that be in order to educate the public about how apps do protect their privacy, especially the decentralized apps,\u201d said Pollyanna Sanderson, policy advisor at the Future of Privacy Forum. \u201cIncreased awareness about that would probably increase trust and adoption. But there are apps that are privacy invasive as well, so it's really difficult for consumers who might not be privacy or tech experts.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

MOBI HEALTH NEWS<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/news\/covid-19-tracking-tech-weighing-personal-and-public-health-benefits-against-privacy<\/a><\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/news\/contact-tracing-tech-sparks-privacy-concerns-most-consumers-and-it-experts-still-support-their<\/a><\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

SAFE AGE<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.secureage.com\/contact-tracing-creates-tech-privacy-fears\/<\/a> \u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seg\u00fan encuesta en EEUU, el 67% de los consumidores estar\u00edan de acuerdo en implementar una aplicaci\u00f3n nacional de rastreo de contactos. Las herramientas de contact tracing o rastreo de contactos, han sido una de las principales herramientas de tecnolog\u00eda para el control de contagios durante la pandemia. Esta funcionalidad fue a\u00f1adida a tel\u00e9fonos inteligentes de Google y Apple, ya que ambas compa\u00f1\u00edas llegaron a un acuerdo desde abril para desarrollar un sistema API (Application Programming Interface) a trav\u00e9s de Bluetooth, que permitiera a los usuarios a trav\u00e9s de una notificaci\u00f3n, darse cuenta si hab\u00edan estado expuestos al virus y adem\u00e1s brindar informaci\u00f3n de manera an\u00f3nima para el desarrollo de pol\u00edticas. Incluso la Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ofreci\u00f3 apoyo a gobiernos de pa\u00edses con ingresos medios y bajos, para el desarrollo de aplicaciones m\u00f3viles que tuvieran como base el contact tracing que ofrec\u00eda Apple y Google y que fueran implementadas a nivel nacional.\u00a0 Adem\u00e1s de este tipo de aplicaciones y herramientas de rastreo, tambi\u00e9n fueron creadas plataformas para el registro de los s\u00edntomas en pacientes sospechosos de COVID-19, como COVID Symptom Study, que fue utilizada en Reino Unido y Estados Unidos. Fue utilizada en estos pa\u00edses para detectar casos masivos a trav\u00e9s de un chequeo de s\u00edntomas diario entre pacientes sospechosos. Tambi\u00e9n fue una de las herramientas utilizadas para una investigaci\u00f3n del King\u2019s College de Londres, que logr\u00f3 determinar los principales s\u00edntomas que sufr\u00edan los pacientes con casos positivos de COVID-19 y as\u00ed establecieron una relaci\u00f3n entre los s\u00edntomas m\u00e1s frecuentes y la gravedad de la enfermedad desarrollada. Janet Hamilton, directora ejecutiva del Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, considera que es importante para la salud p\u00fablica seguir el camino de estas nuevas tecnolog\u00edas: \u201cEstamos en un mundo de tecnolog\u00eda, y creo que para la salud p\u00fablica poder explorar estas nuevas tecnolog\u00edas para que podamos brindar la mejor informaci\u00f3n a las personas para proteger su salud es realmente fundamental\u201d. Las compa\u00f1\u00edas de tecnolog\u00eda que se especializan en Salud Digital deben mantener la protecci\u00f3n de datos personales de los usuarios como una caracter\u00edstica cr\u00edtica dentro de sus innovaciones. En una encuesta realizada por SecureAge Technology, se mostraron resultados positivos entre un grupo de 580 consumidores estadounidenses y 300 profesionales de tecnolog\u00eda de la informaci\u00f3n. Dentro de estos grupos 70% de los consumidores considera que las herramientas de rastreo de contactos ser\u00edan algo o muy efectivas para reducir la propagaci\u00f3n de COVID-19, mientras que el 93% de los profesionales lo consider\u00f3 as\u00ed. Adem\u00e1s, existi\u00f3 una respuesta positiva a una potencial adopci\u00f3n masiva de este tipo de tecnolog\u00edas entre la poblaci\u00f3n, especialmente si cuentan con el respaldo de las grandes compa\u00f1\u00edas de tecnolog\u00eda. A pesar de los esfuerzos en EEUU solamente en el estado de Virginia se ha implementado una prueba piloto con un sistema de rastreo de contactos a trav\u00e9s de la aplicaci\u00f3n COVIDWISE. La principal preocupaci\u00f3n por parte de los usuarios es que la protecci\u00f3n de sus datos personales podr\u00eda verse vulnerada de ingresar a una aplicaci\u00f3n de chequeo de s\u00edntomas o de rastreo de contactos. \u201cCreo que debe haber algunos esfuerzos de comunicaci\u00f3n por parte de los poderes establecidos para educar al p\u00fablico sobre c\u00f3mo las aplicaciones protegen su privacidad, especialmente las aplicaciones descentralizadas”, dijo Pollyanna Sanderson, asesora de pol\u00edticas del Future of Privacy Forum.\u00a0\u201cUna mayor conciencia sobre eso probablemente aumentar\u00eda la confianza y la adopci\u00f3n. Pero hay aplicaciones que tambi\u00e9n invaden la privacidad, por lo que es realmente dif\u00edcil para los consumidores que no son expertos en privacidad o tecnolog\u00eda\u201d. BIBLIOGRAF\u00cdA MOBI HEALTH NEWS https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/news\/covid-19-tracking-tech-weighing-personal-and-public-health-benefits-against-privacy \u00a0 https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/news\/contact-tracing-tech-sparks-privacy-concerns-most-consumers-and-it-experts-still-support-their \u00a0 SEGURE AGE https:\/\/www.secureage.com\/contact-tracing-creates-tech-privacy-fears\/ \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,153],"tags":[145],"class_list":["post-9954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunidades-conectadas","category-plataformas-digitales","tag-noticias"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}