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This entry explores the bioethical issue of electronic surveillance. Electronic surveillance features in many aspects of society globally, but this entry will focus primarily on the issue within a healthcare context. Two illustrative examples of electronic surveillance will be briefly described, and the ethical implications of these highlighted and discussed.
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Moorlock, G. (2015). Electronic Surveillance. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_167-1
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