UK’s NHS COVID-19 app lacks robust legal safeguards against data misuse, warns committee – TechCrunch

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[ad_1] A UK parliamentary committee that focuses on human rights issues has called for primary legislation to be put in place to ensure that legal protections wrap around the national coronavirus contact tracing app. The app, called NHS COVID-19, is being fast tracked for public use — with a test ongoing this week in the…