BB News reported that privacy campaigners say England’s coronavirus test and trace program has broken a key data protection law. The program was launched without carrying out an assessment of its impact on privacy as conceded by the Department of Health. It involves people being asked to share sensitive personal information. This can include:
- their name, date of birth and postcode
- who they live with
- places they recently visited
- names and contact details of people they have recently been in close contact with, including sexual partners.
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"In a pandemic, shortcuts are taken on regulations with the bigger picture in mind about the safety of people’s lives...."
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"In a pandemic, shortcuts are taken on regulations with the bigger picture in mind about the safety of people’s lives...."
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@Kelvin Murray, Senior Threat Research Analyst, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"With apps such as these, uptake will be based on trust. ..."
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"With apps such as these, uptake will be based on trust. ..."
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@Ilia Kolochenko, Founder and CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It is highly unlikely that under the circumstances anyone will have a viable claim for relief against the UK government...."
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@Ilia Kolochenko, Founder and CEO, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It is highly unlikely that under the circumstances anyone will have a viable claim for relief against the UK government...."
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@Darren Wray, CTO & Co-founder , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"In the private sector, organisations are expected to ensure that Data Privacy and Protection controls are a part of their business...."
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@Darren Wray, CTO & Co-founder , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"In the private sector, organisations are expected to ensure that Data Privacy and Protection controls are a part of their business...."
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