COVID-19 App Store and Data Flow Ecologies
- Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: ES/V004905/1
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$59,237.11Funder
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Principal Investigator
Michael DieterResearch Location
United KingdomLead Research Institution
University of WarwickResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience
Research Subcategory
Communication
Special Interest Tags
Digital Health
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
Mobile phone applications (apps) have emerged as a key part of the response to COVID-19 around the world and are a feature of UK government plans to manage 'phase two'. While raising concerns from privacy and security to the adoption rates required for their effectiveness, initial research on COVID-19 apps has either remained abstract, been conducted in an ad hoc manner or has targeted individual apps.This project will deliver a systematic empirical analysis of: 1) emerging ecologies of COVID-19 apps and their governance through app stores, and; 2) the data flows of prevalent apps within this domain. Through these combined methods, the project will provide an assessment of the governance risks and challenges posed to the public by COVID-19 apps.