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Demand NHSX spell out Covid-19 app privacy risks
The UK Government is trailing mobile “contact tracing” apps to track infections with a centralised database—but has failed to explain how privacy risks will be minimised.
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Check if your website is being blocked by filters
Our Blocked project aims to improve transparency about web blocking filters used by mobile phone companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Find Out MoreThe US trade deal will change the UK’s internet
As the UK negotiates a future trade deal with the US, our government is under enormous pressure from American tech giants to water down privacy protections.
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22 May 2020 By Mariano delli Santi
ICO may have slowed down on AdTech, but we’re up and running
The ongoing coronavirus crisis may have pulled the brake on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) enforcement of your rights, but online advertising companies are doing just fine.
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19 May 2020 By Yva Alexandrova Meadway
Data, privacy and new tech in the immigration sector
Understanding the needs and capacities to deal with data, privacy and the use of new technologies in the immigration sector
Please take a moment to answer our survey on the immigration sector needs and capacities to deal with privacy, personal data, digital and technological changes: https://www.
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13 May 2020 By Mariano delli Santi
NHSX tracking app Privacy Assessment: Key Concerns
NHSX finally released the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for their contact tracing app at the weekend.
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07 May 2020 By Yva Alexandrova Meadway
Hostile environment may stop migrants from using NSHX tracker app
This week the Government confirmed that the NHSX app being developed as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic is using a centralised contact matching system.
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