RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How to fairly incentivise digital contact tracing
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP medethics-2020-106388
DO 10.1136/medethics-2020-106388
A1 Michele Loi
YR 2020
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2020/07/08/medethics-2020-106388.abstract
AB Digital apps using Bluetooth to log proximity events (henceforth, digital contact tracing) are increasingly supported by technologists and governments. By and large, the public debate on this matter focuses on privacy, with experts from both law and technology offering very concrete proposals and participating to a lively debate. Far less attention is paid to effective incentives and their fairness. This paper aims to fill this gap by offering a practical, workable solution for a promising incentive, justified by the ethical principles of non-maleficence, beneficence, autonomy and justice. This incentive is a free phone optimised for running such app.