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Beware bad policy made in haste because of coronavirus, say campaigners
Tough times call for strong measures. During the Second World War, the British public accepted the need for ID cards to manage rationing and monitor the population as a necessary restriction on their liberty....
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Apple and Google block NHS Covid-19 app update over privacy issues
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Thank Zuck it's Friday #9 - Home Office 'super database', the software reseller claiming £270m from Microsoft and social media data breaches
This week on the IT news podcast the team discusses the Home Office's 'super database' on race, health and biometrics, the British software reseller bringing at £170m claim against Microsoft and the recent data breaches involving both Facebook and LinkedIn....
Home Office is creating a 'super database' on people's race, health and biometrics, report
Data collected also includes people's names, location details, identification numbers and online identifiers
Facebook has no plans to notify 533 million users affected by data leak
The company says it is not confident that it has full visibility on which users will need to be informed
Open Rights Group demands Home Office transparency on end-to-end encryption
The Home Office is allegedly considering measures to compel Facebook to break encryption on its messaging apps
