OEI - Requirement No. 4

An ethics board, composed of external, independent members, free of any conflict of interest, must be appointed to oversee the ethics issues of the project, in particular those pertaining to the participation of humans and on data processing. This guarantees a trustworthy governance of the project and an effective check and balance. Furthermore, as it is mentioned in the proposal that there is risk of bio-surveillance at scale (p. 11), this must remain justified and proportionate based on the evidence-based risk. The proportionality of the project must be carefully examined. This relates to preventive awareness.