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Contents
Summary 4
01. Introduction 5
02. The COVID-19 app: how big tech outwitted the UK government 8
Big tech and public health before COVID-19 9
COVID-19 trends 12
Case study: Google-Apple and the UK app 14
What can we learn from the UK app story? 16
Conclusion: who should make the policy decisions - tech or government? 19
03. Is COVID-19 changing the cybercrime landscape? 20
Cybercrime in the pre-COVID period 21
Cybercrime during COVID-19 22
The long-term impacts of COVID-19-related cybercrime 26
Conclusion 29
04. The infodemic and COVID-19 disinformation 30
COVID-19 trends and security concerns 31
Steps taken 37
Next steps 41
05. Conclusion 43
About the authors 45
Acknowledgments 46