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UK businesses must comply with privacy laws in Covid-19 contact tracing, lawmakers say

By Jakub Krupa
  • 22 Sep 2020 05:45
  • 22 Sep 2020 05:45
UK businesses that don't comply with privacy laws when collecting customers' personal data for Covid-19 tracing purposes risk undermining trust in public health measures, lawmakers have said.
The warning came as the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights raised questions about how this data is being manually recorded by

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Jakub Krupa

Senior Correspondent


Jakub joined MLex’s London team in August 2020 to report on topics including data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and telecom regulation, focusing on EU & UK regulatory and legal risk in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. He is currently working on MLex's coverage of future mobility, in particular the rise of connected, electric and autonomous vehicles.

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