BeepTrace:区块链启用的隐私保护联系人追踪,用于COVID-19大流行及以后的情况
Hao Xu1, Lei Zhang1, Oluwakayode Onireti1
1James Watt School of EngineeringUniversity of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ U.K.
概括
BeepTrace是一个新的基于区块链的系统,用于COVID-19联系人追踪. 它增强了隐私和安全,解决了公众的担忧,以改善数字追踪解决方案的采用.
科学领域:
- 计算机科学 计算机科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 网络安全 网络安全
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19的流行,人们越来越需要数字联系人追踪工具.
- 公众对隐私的担忧阻碍了移动联系人追踪应用的采用.
- 现有的解决方案往往难以平衡有效的跟踪与用户隐私.
研究的目的:
- 介绍BeepTrace,一个新的区块链支持的隐私保护联系人追踪计划.
- 为解决当前数字联系人追踪解决方案中的隐私瓶.
- 促进开发和部署有效的数字联系人追踪应用程序.
主要方法:
- 利用区块链技术将用户与授权解决者联系起来.
- 实施用户ID和位置数据的脱敏感化机制.
- 设计一个电池友好且全球可访问的系统.
主要成果:
- 与现有解决方案相比,BeepTrace提供了增强的安全性和隐私.
- 该计划在服务器和移动电话资源需求方面证明了可行性.
- 该解决方案有效地减轻了公众对联系人追踪的隐私担忧.
结论:
- BeepTrace为开发和部署数字联系人追踪应用程序提供了一个强大的框架.
- 该系统的隐私保护性质可以增加公众的信任和应用程序的采用.
- BeepTrace支持全球合作,并与现有的追踪技术进行集成.
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