How Finland Got 20% of Its Population to Download a Contact Tracing App in One Day

September 9, 2020
Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty Sarah Kreps says the two key factors driving improved numbers of contact tracing app downloads in Finland can be attributed to the fact that people are less likely to view the apps as scary, more as an essential tool, and European apps have prioritized privacy by housing the data in third-party data centers, not the government.