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Reports of track-and-trace data being sold could ‘weaken trust’ in efforts to beat virus, privacy groups warns
REPORTS that track-and-trace data collected in pubs and restaurants is being sold on to third parties could “weaken trust” in public policy and efforts to tackle the pandemic, a privacy rights group has said.
Since September 18, the hospitality sector has been required by law to record the contact details of customers for the purposes of track and trace.
Many pubs and restaurants have paid companies to collect the details via QR code apps as an alternative to pen-and-paper logs.
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