3 papers
cs.CY2025
Analysis and Constructive Criticism of the Official Data Protection Impact Assessment of the German Corona-Warn-App
Rainer Rehak, Christian R. Kühne, Kirsten Bock
On June 15, 2020, the official data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for the German Corona-Warn-App (CWA) was made publicly available. Shortly thereafter, the app was made avail…
cs.CY2025
The Processing goes far beyond "the app" -- Privacy issues of decentralized Digital Contact Tracing using the example of the German Corona-Warn-App (CWA)
Rainer Rehak, Christian R. Kuehne
Since SARS-CoV-2 started spreading in Europe in early 2020, there has been a strong call for technical solutions to combat or contain the pandemic, with contact tracing apps at the…
cs.CY2025
On the (im)possibility of sustainable artificial intelligence. Why it does not make sense to move faster when heading the wrong way
Rainer Rehak
Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently considered a sustainability "game-changer" within and outside of academia. In order to discuss sustainable AI this article draws from insi…