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2021 Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo 101 (2021)

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COVID-19 AND DIGITAL CONTACT TRACING:
REGULATING THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SURVEILLANCE
Divya Ramjee, Pollyanna Sanderson, & Imran Malekt
Digital surveillance tools technological means of monitoring, tracking, and
notifying-are at the forefront of public health response strategies for the COVID-
t Divya Ramjee is a PhD candidate at American University in Washington, D.C., in the
Department of Justice, Law & Criminology. Her research interests include cybercrime and
intellectual property crime, biotechnology, and the application of artificial intelligence
methodologies in the fields of criminology, law, and security. This author is currently employed by
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); the views expressed in this Article are exclusively those of
the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the DOJ, its components, or the United
States. Pollyanna Sanderson is a Policy Counsel at Future of Privacy Forum and was previously a
Google Public Policy Fellow, resident at the National Consumers League. Her primary focus is
privacy legislation at the federal and state levels. She has previously written and spoken about
digital contact tracing applications both within the United States and internationally. The views
herein do not necessarily reflect those of Future of Privacy Forum supporters or board members.
Imran Malek is an Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Prior to earning his
JD from Boston University, he was a product manager and software engineer focused on the
intersection of digital advertising, machine learning, and data portability. The views herein do not
necessarily reflect those ofSkadden Arps, its staff or its clients.
Robust digital public health surveillance warrants interdisciplinary guidance, and as such,
we greatly thank the following experts for their advice and recommendations: Andrew Sellars, JD,
Boston University; Maimuna Majumder, PhD, Harvard Medical School; Angela Rasmussen, PhD,
Columbia University; Saskia Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, University of Arizona; Joseph Amon, PhD,
MSPH, Drexel University; Natalie E. Dean, PhD, AM, University of Florida; Jessica Malaty
Rivera, MS, The COVID Tracking Project; Elsa B. Kania, PhD (cand., Harvard University),
Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security; Katelyn
Ringrose, JD, Future of Privacy Forum; Margaret Cunningham, PhD, Forcepoint; Ghinwa El
Hayek, MPH, American University of Beirut; and Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, PhD, JD, LLM, Future

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