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UK privacy and security experts warn over coronavirus app mission creep

Numerous UK computer protection and privacy execs have signed an open letter raising transparency and problem creep problems in regards to the national solution to enlarge a coronavirus contacts tracing app. The letter, signed thru 177 academics, follows a an identical letter earlier this month signed thru aroun…
A number of UK computer security and privacy experts have signed an open letter raising transparency and mission creep concerns about the national approach to develop a coronavirus contacts tracing app. The letter, signed by 177 academics, follows a similar letter earlier this month signed by aroun…

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Author: Natasha Lomas

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  3. "Apple is facing fresh questions from its lead data protection regulator in Europe following a public complaint by a former contractor who revealed last year that workers doing quality grading for Siri were routinely overhearing sensitive user data". (May 22, 2020)
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  5. "The coronavirus is proving to have an unexpected upside for the adtech industry". (May 7, 2020)
  6. "The European Commission is proposing to direct billions of euros of financial relief into high tech and green investments to help the bloc recover from the coronavirus crisis". (May 27, 2020)
  7. "European lawmakers are eyeing binding transparency requirements for Internet platforms in a Digital Services Act (DSA) due to be drafted by the end of the year". (June 25, 2020)
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  10. "The European Unions lead data protection supervisor has recommended that a ban on targeted advertising based on tracking Internet users digital activity be included in a major reform of digital services rules which aims to increase operators accountability, among other key goal". (February 10, 2021)
  11. "As the saying goes, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". (August 11, 2020)
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