COVID-19 Mobile App Accountability Project

COVID-19 mobile applications (apps) play a critical role in combating the pandemic and treating those impacted by coronavirus. As governments, public health officials, and others rush to develop COVID-19 apps during the pandemic, it is important to ensure data protection and privacy are neither overlooked nor compromised. Over the last two months, the International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) investigated 108 global COVID-19-related mobile apps spanning 41 countries to better understand the technology and privacy implications behind these apps. This investigation was prompted by the rapid development and deployment of COVID-19 apps in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.