Contact tracing and counterterrorism are actually close cousins

CNS Fellow Jennifer Indig compares strategies for counterterrorism and Covid-19 contact tracing. Indig writes, β€œThe responsibility now rests in the hands of local authorities to develop robust contact tracing programs. As I learned as an analyst for the NYPD fighting terrorism, a global threat like COVID-19 will require human investigative resources and building trust with the community to succeed.”

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Karen Greenberg