Are tech solutions the best solutions during a crisis? | All Hail

Join Ali Rae in this first episode of ‘All Hail The Lockdown‘ – a 5 part series exploring the complexities of our global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In episode 3, Ali explores ‘tech solutionism’ with tech writer and researcher Evegeny Morozov and discusses the effectiveness of COVID tracing apps with Sean McDonald, an expert on the use of technologies in infectious disease outbreaks.

Ali also speaks with Sharon Abraham-Weiss, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and digital rights researcher Marwa Fatafta to discuss the roll out of contact tracing in Israel and its long term implications on human rights.