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Interesting Paper
One of our members over in Denmark has written this paper. Please contact him
directly for a full copy.
Dave
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Automation of Contagion Vigilance
D. S. Stodolsky
University of Copenhagen
Correspondence to:
David S. Stodolsky
Tornskadestien 2, st. th.
DK-2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark
E-Mail: DavidS@dk-online.dk
: david@euromath.dk
Voice: +45 38 33 03 30
Fax: +45 38 33 88 80
Abstract
The very long latency between HIV infection and the
appearance of AIDS imposes extensive information
processing requirements on partner notification
efforts. The apparently contradictory needs of
maintaining the right to privacy of infected persons,
while simultaneously providing information to persons
at risk of infection, impose severe security
requirements. These requirements can be satisfied by a
Contagion Management System based upon networked
personal computers of a kind now becoming available.
Security of information is based upon cryptographic
protocols that implement anonymous partner
notification (contact tracing) and privacy preserving
negotiation. The proposed scheme has the following
properties: (a) Contact tracing is automated, (b)
contacts remain anonymous, (c) sensitive information
is kept private, and (d) risk-conscious users act as
if sensitive information was public. Optimal health
protection can thus be obtained while securing
informational rights.
Key terms: Preventative health services, patient data
privacy, real time systems, distributed data bases,
epidemiology.
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