ICO approves use of British mobile phone tracking data to fight spread of coronavirus
Regulator okays the use of anonymised phone tracking data to help tackle the spread of COVID-19
UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has granted the government permission to use people's anonymised mobile phone tracking data in efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus. In a statement,...
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