In Favour of a Legal Obligation to Use Contact Tracing Apps (cepInput)

The widest possible use of contact tracing apps will make it easier to contain the pandemic. Yet, the current use of the apps is insufficient. Member States should be able to require their citizens to use contact tracing apps that do not collect personal data. It protects citizens and helps prevent other limitations on fundamental rights.

The positive effects on health, the economy and fundamental rights  outweigh the limitation on data protection and privacy. Art. 15 of the e-Privacy Directive prohibits a legal obligation to use contact tracing apps - even in times of a pandemic. The EU should quickly change this ("quick fix").