Watchdog approves use of UK phone data to help fight coronavirus (Q4366)

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Revision as of 13:21, 29 March 2020 by Lurglomond (talk | contribs) (‎Created claim: Property:P203: 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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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
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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