A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications
The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggered a series of responses worldwide ranging from traveling restrictions and shelter-in-place orders to lockdowns, contact tracing, social distancing, and other mitigation measures. To assist with contact tracing and ensure the safety of citizens...
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| description | The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggered a series of responses worldwide ranging from traveling restrictions and shelter-in-place orders to lockdowns, contact tracing, social distancing, and other mitigation measures. To assist with contact tracing and ensure the safety of citizens, a significant number of mobile applications has been developed, utilizing geospatial information and proximity sensing. We perform a thorough research on seven digital databases (Appbrain, e-Health Hub, GDPRhub, “fs0c131y”, News Sites, Appstore, and Google Play), identifying a total of 160 apps regarding COVID-19 related to our research questions. The aim of this research is to identify the main categories of apps and analyze their functions based on a proposed framework of by mapping aspects that affect their functionalities regarding Services, Technology, Societal & Business, and Legal aspects. As the world comes to the new normal, the utilization of these apps might become more essential for more mobile users and developers. The new encryption protocols that are established are also in favor of this argument. Future work can utilize our framework to further examine the development, design, and adoption of such mobile applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ba199c4f4d64e32a61770b2f104155b2023-11-22T23:26:18ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032021-10-01131126810.3390/fi13110268A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile ApplicationsTheodoros Oikonomidis0Konstantinos Fouskas1Maro Vlachopoulou2ISeB Lab., Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Egnatia 156, 546 36 Thessaloniki, GreeceISeB Lab., Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Egnatia 156, 546 36 Thessaloniki, GreeceISeB Lab., Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Egnatia 156, 546 36 Thessaloniki, GreeceThe spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggered a series of responses worldwide ranging from traveling restrictions and shelter-in-place orders to lockdowns, contact tracing, social distancing, and other mitigation measures. To assist with contact tracing and ensure the safety of citizens, a significant number of mobile applications has been developed, utilizing geospatial information and proximity sensing. We perform a thorough research on seven digital databases (Appbrain, e-Health Hub, GDPRhub, “fs0c131y”, News Sites, Appstore, and Google Play), identifying a total of 160 apps regarding COVID-19 related to our research questions. The aim of this research is to identify the main categories of apps and analyze their functions based on a proposed framework of by mapping aspects that affect their functionalities regarding Services, Technology, Societal & Business, and Legal aspects. As the world comes to the new normal, the utilization of these apps might become more essential for more mobile users and developers. The new encryption protocols that are established are also in favor of this argument. Future work can utilize our framework to further examine the development, design, and adoption of such mobile applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/13/11/268COVID-19 location-based mobile appslocation-based technologiesdigital contact tracingdata privacycoronavirus disease |
| spellingShingle | Theodoros Oikonomidis Konstantinos Fouskas Maro Vlachopoulou A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications Future Internet COVID-19 location-based mobile apps location-based technologies digital contact tracing data privacy coronavirus disease |
| title | A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
| title_full | A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
| title_fullStr | A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
| title_short | A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications |
| title_sort | multidimensional analysis of released covid 19 location based mobile applications |
| topic | COVID-19 location-based mobile apps location-based technologies digital contact tracing data privacy coronavirus disease |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/13/11/268 |
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