AI4Pandemics Talk #25: Omar Haggag, Monash University
Title: COVID-19 vs Social Media Apps: Does Privacy Really Matter?
Abstract: Many people are worried about using COVID-19 apps. There are several reasons behind this, including privacy issues, lack of trust and ethical concerns.
Also, several media platforms play a huge role in swinging reality to scare and panic the public and steer them away from using COVID-19 apps. On the other hand, Social Media & Productivity mobile apps have lots of well-demonstrated and publicised privacy and ethical issues. However, the public are still using them, often without any apparent concerns, and even at a higher rate during the pandemic. To better understand this behaviour, this project addressed the following two research questions.
How is personal data handled by COVID-19 and Social Media mobile apps?
What are the key issues raised by the users of COVID-19 and Social Media & Productivity apps as evidenced in their users’ reviews?
About AI4PAN Artificial Intelligence for Pandemics Seminar Series centred at UQ
Welcome to AI4PAN, the Artificial Intelligence for Pandemics group centered at The University of Queensland (UQ). The group's focus is the application of data science, machine learning, statistical learning, applied mathematics, computation, and other "artificial intelligence" techniques for managing pandemics both at the epidemic and clinical level.