After the government announced its plans to use tracking and tracing apps to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, various parties from the Amsterdam Area have signed the ‘Safely Against Corona’ manifesto. Many problems can be solved with data and new technologies, but how do we ensure our privacy is protected? How do we create a safe digital society that benefits everyone?

The corona crisis is making us face some facts. While having the highest numbers of internet connections per person and the highest internet speed in Europe, we are still unable to share health data safely, quickly and at scale for better patient care. As a result, we are now looking at involving parties that only offer partial solutions. So how can we create an internet that allows secure data sharing at scale and only for specified purposes?