Paper outlines the social control measures adopted by governments all over the world to fight the COVID-19 outbreak and whether some of these compromise privacy and freedom. In Australia, we have a newly launched Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics department at the University of Melbourne. It is a cross-disciplinary initiative to research and explore the tensions between technology and society, and provide leadership on good digital citizenship.

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-cost-to-freedom-in-the-war-against-covid-19