Here are the latest stories on how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected privacy:
31st July:
- Google posts blog explaining how it has updated its Exposure Notifications System to improve transparency and privacy.
5th August:
- Open Rights Group publishes an article asking where the ICO has been over the fight for privacy in the Governments Test and Trace programme?
6th August:
- Tech Crunch reports the UK is planning to ditch coronavirus contacts tracing in favor of 'risk rating' app.
- The Guardian reveals councils are to sign data agreements in order to get real-time COVID-19 data.
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