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Privacy risks loom over Apple and Google's COVID-19 tracing tool

Privacy risks loom over Apple and Google's COVID-19 tracing tool

Michael Connor, executive director of Open MIC, a nonprofit organization that works with investors on media and technology issues, cautioned the service could open the door for tech companies and the government to glean additional sensitive information from users later on, including political beliefs, ethnicity and more. "What assurances do we have that contact tracing won't remain in place when the pandemic subsides?" Connor posed in emailed comments. Connor's organization and investment management firm Arjuna Capital recently filed a handful of proxy proposals directed at Google-parent Alphabet Inc., Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., asking the companies to establish director-level oversight on human and civil rights issues.