Tracking, tracing, trust: contemplating mitigating the impact of <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 with technological interventions

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 213, Issue 1 p. 6-8.e1 Perspectives Tracking, tracing, trust: contemplating mitigating the impact of COVID-19 with technological interventions Kobi Leins, Kobi Leins University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Culnane, Christopher Culnane University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorBenjamin IP Rubinstein, Corresponding Author Benjamin IP Rubinstein [email protected] University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author Kobi Leins, Kobi Leins University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Culnane, Christopher Culnane University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorBenjamin IP Rubinstein, Corresponding Author Benjamin IP Rubinstein [email protected] University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50669Citations: 19 The unedited version of this article was published as a preprint on mja.com.au 7 May 2020. 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