NHS contact-tracing app ‘falls short of data protection law’

Michael Veale, a lecturer in digital rights at University College London, found the app does not comply with UK law
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NHS Wales launches data hub to manage Covid-19 demand

It includes GP appointments; emergency department capacity; calls to NHS 111; statistics for positive tests; the number of beds; and
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NHSX ‘working on second tracing app using Apple and Google tech’

Talks have reportedly intensified between NHSX and Apple and Google, including how the NHS might change its course on contact-tracing.
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St Helen’s and Knowsley implements Refero’s telehealth solutions

Since the introduction of Refero's technology in the stroke review service the trust saw ‘did not attend’ rates drop from
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International Nurses Day: Natasha Phillips reveals her ambitions for NHSX

Inclusion in the decision-making process is vital, the NHSX CNIO says, as is encouraging digital nurses to bring other nurses
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NHSX ‘ignored communications about flaws in Bluetooth contact-tracing’

A computing company has raised several concerns with Bluetooth contact-tracing, instead suggesting a system based on QR Codes would be
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Public Health England to review impact of ethnicity on Covid-19 outcomes

A rapid review will analyse thousands of existing health records of patients who have had coronavirus as well as data
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Data from NHS contact-tracing app ‘to be kept for research purposes’

NHSX has always maintain that data would be deleted if a user chose to remove the app, but a spokesperson
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Cyber experts warn of malicious campaigns targeting Covid-19 response

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency have spotted large-scale ‘password-spraying’ campaigns.
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Privacy risks of contact-tracing app exist ‘in theory’, cyber expert says

Dr Ian Levy acknowledged there’s a reidentification risk with tracing technologies but said the NHS app doesn’t collect enough data
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