Chukwuemeka Cameron published an article on March 20, 2021, exploring whether Jamaica has learned from its JamCOVID App experience. Below are some key highlights:
- The speed of national technology adoption is mind-blowing and whether we like it or not at the end of this pandemic Jamaica will come out at the other side a country well on its way to becoming a “digital society”.
- The JamCovid App is a successful demonstration of the significant and direct impact a technology solution was able to have on our economy by making it easier and safer for the government of the day to open up its borders and salvage a fraction of the tourist dollar.
- Some questions asked are:
- Has the GoJ learnt its lesson that they have experienced the fallout of the publicizing of the vulnerabilities of the Jamcovid App, which left residents’ sensitive personal data exposed?
- Has the Ministry of Health, notwithstanding that the application is being provided by an international organization, completed the requisite due diligence and risk assessment on the application as it relates to how it processes the personal data of Jamaican residents and shares the personal data between third parties?
- Has the Ministry of Health assessed the risks to Jamaican’s privacy rights in implementing the solution?
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