Difference between revisions of "Watchdog approves use of UK phone data to help fight coronavirus (Q4366)"
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 30 March 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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