Covid-19 tracker app will share data with HSE
Civil rights groups warn of privacy concerns and need for transparency
The HSE will collect information about people’s health and require them to share their location as part of a mobile phone tracking app designed to fight the spread of Covid-19, despite privacy concerns.
A version of the technology, which is in the final stages of testing, has been seen by the Business Post. It shows that the opt-in app will have three functions: to assist in contact tracing; gather information on the geographic...
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