EU privacy rules no obstacle to coronavirus fight; smartphone tracking a no-no

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Mass tracking of movements and contacts using smartphone data a clear violation.

EU privacy rules no obstacle to coronavirus fight; smartphone tracking a no-no
Europe's privacy rulebook does not create obstacles to taking action to curb the coronavirus epidemic but mass tracking of people's movements and contacts using smartphone location data would represent a clear violation. Technophiles support the use of such data to reconstruct the movements of ...

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