ABSTRACT

The unprecedented global public health crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused mass upheaval of social, educational, financial, health, and justice systems around the world. Technological and other responses at the national, regional, and international level, designed to contain the spread of COVID-19, have also significantly interrupted the way that we live, work, and interact. This article explores the implications of these response efforts, and their impact on human rights, existing inequalities, and entrenched forms of discrimination. In particular, the article explores the implications of using mass surveillance and registration measures to detect, surveil, and control populations and their movements within and across borders as part of public health responses. The use of digital health credentials in automated social sorting processes and other mass surveillance and registration measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic sets an alarming precedent for future responses to global public health crises.

摘要

由 COVID-19 大流行引发的前所未有的全球公共卫生危机已导致世界各地的社会、教育、金融、卫生和司法系统发生大规模动荡。旨在遏制 COVID-19 传播的国家、区域和国际层面的技术和其他应对措施也严重扰乱了我们的生活、工作和互动方式。本文探讨了这些应对措施的意义，以及它们对人权、现有不平等和根深蒂固的歧视形式的影响。特别是，本文探讨了作为公共卫生应对措施的一部分，使用大规模监视和登记措施来检测、监视和控制人口及其境内外流动的影响。