American Viewpoints

Show 2020-11 Segment 1 - Protecting Your Privacy and Constitutional Rights While Fighting Coronavirus

Episode Summary

Ashkhen Kazaryan, Director of Civil Liberties for Tech Freedom, discusses some of the developments in the effort to contain coronavirus. Specifically, she talks about long term privacy and civil liberties concerns with plans by Google, Apple, and governments to track people via their cell phone Bluetooth. The idea is to notify people if they were near someone exposed to the virus through an app.