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RIGHTS groups continued to press Health Minister Matt Hancock today for answers about the new NHS app after he dismissed privacy concerns as “completely wrong.”
Amnesty International raised concerns this week that the contact-tracing app, which is being made available to Isle of Wight residents this week, could open the door to state surveillance and infringe on privacy rights.
The fears centre on the government’s decision to take a centralised approach, meaning that people’s data will be kept on a central computer server.
Digital ID means the government could track anyone and then limit their speech, movements, finances — and it could get this all wrong, identifying the wrong people for the wrong reasons, as the numerous digital cockups so far demonstrate, warns DYLAN MURPHY
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
