UK information commissioner ‘must ensure government uses public’s data safely and legally’
A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs has accused the UK’s privacy watchdog of failing to hold the government to account for its failures in the NHS coronavirus test-and-trace programme.
The MPs have urged Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, to demand that the government change the programme after it admitted failing to conduct a legally required impact assessment of its privacy implications.
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UK information commissioner ‘must ensure government uses public’s data safely and legally’
A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs has accused the UK’s privacy watchdog of failing to hold the government to account for its failures in the NHS coronavirus test-and-trace programme.
The MPs have urged Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, to demand that the government change the programme after it admitted failing to conduct a legally required impact assessment of its privacy implications.
Continue reading...Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/21/mps-criticise-privacy-watchdog-information-commissioner-nhs-test-and-trace-data