Coronavirus: England’s test and trace programme ‘breaches data laws’, privacy campaigners say
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Government scheme failed to conduct assessment required by GDPR law before launching.
By Jim Wyatt
England’s test and trace coronavirus programme has broken data protection laws, privacy campaigners and data protection lawyers have said.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) every project which involves people’s data must first conduct an impact assessment on privacy.
However, the Department for Health and Social Care has now admitted its flagship test and trace scheme, which in...
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