Mobile phone data for public health: towards data-sharing solutions that\n protect individual privacy and national security

2016/06/02 by Caroline O. Buckee, Buckee, Caroline O., Kenth Engø‐Monsen +1
Computer Science · Health Professions · Medicine · #COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing #Data-Driven Disease Surveillance #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Mobile Health and mHealth Applications #Other Computer Science (cs.OH)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1606.00864

openalex publication_date 2016/06/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We outline the constraints faced by operators when deciding to share\nde-identified data with researchers or policy makers. We describe a\nconservative approach that we have taken to harness the value of CDRs for\ninfectious disease epidemiology while ensuring that identification of\nindividuals is impossible. We believe this approach serves as a useful and\nhighly conservative model for productive partnerships between mobile operators,\nresearchers, and public health practitioners.\n

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