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Belgium — concerns about coronavirus contact-tracing apps

  1. Anne-Mieke Vandamme

    1. Institute for the Future, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (on behalf of the Coronavirus Pandemic Preparedness team).

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  2. ToTran Nguyen

    1. Institute for the Future, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (on behalf of the Coronavirus Pandemic Preparedness team).

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On 6 April, we approached the Belgian government with concerns about the improper use of contact-tracing smartphone apps for controlling pandemics. These concerns were in line with those you discuss (Nature 580, 563; 2020). On 17 April, we drew its attention to other issues relating to lockdown exit strategies.

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Nature 581, 384 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01552-w

A full list of co-signatories to this letter appears in Supplementary Information.

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  1. The Coronavirus Pandemic Preparedness team

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