Watchdog approves use of UK phone data to help fight coronavirus (Q4366)
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newspaper article from 'The Guardian' published on March 27, 2020
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Watchdog approves use of UK phone data to help fight coronavirus
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newspaper article from 'The Guardian' published on March 27, 2020
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The UK’s privacy watchdog has said the government can legally use personal data from people’s mobile phones to track and monitor behaviour if it helps fight the spread of coronavirus.
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While there is no suggestion the UK government will embrace such measures – although there have been reports it is developing a smartphone app – the Information Commissioner’s Office said the severity of the coronavirus outbreak could warrant the use of personal data to help contain it.
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“The important thing is that data protection is not a barrier to sharing data,” said an ICO spokeswoman... “Public bodies may require additional collection and sharing of personal data to protect against serious threats to public health. Data protection law enables the data sharing in the public interest and provides the safeguards for data that the public would expect.”
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