6 August 2020 — ACLU
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight COVID-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus health needs.
Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst Jon Callas, Senior Technology Fellow
Tag: privacy
Police surveilled George Floyd protests with help from Twitter-affiliated startup Dataminr
17 July 2020 — The Intercept by Sam Biddle
LEVERAGING CLOSE TIES to Twitter, controversial artificial intelligence startup Dataminr helped law enforcement digitally monitor the protests that swept the country following the killing of George Floyd, tipping off police to social media posts with the latest whereabouts and actions of demonstrators, according to documents reviewed by The Intercept and a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare
2 July 2020 — Medact
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare is a new Medact report, written by Medact Research Manager Dr. Hilary Aked.
The report examines the implementation and impacts of the Prevent duty in the NHS, looking at the interaction between the duty and other professional duties. It analyses and gives a breakdown of the figures relating to the number of referrals to Prevent across a number of NHS Trusts, discussing the mental health and racialised implications of the duty. The report concludes with key recommendations to both Government and medical bodies based on the findings.
Bill Making It Illegal to Forcefully Microchip Employees Passes in Michigan House
28 June 2020 — The Mind Unleashed
Lawmakers in Michigan have passed a bill that would make it illegal for employers to force their workers to be tagged with microchips.
(TMU) – Lawmakers in Michigan have passed a bill that would make it illegal for employers to force their workers to be tagged with microchips in a bid to preemptively thwart companies who seek to make it mandatory to wear the productivity-tracking devices.
Mass-Tracking COVI-PASS Immunity Passports Slated to Roll Out in 15 Countries
26 June 2020 — Mint Press
Fourth Reich?
COVI-PASS will determine whether you can go to a restaurant, if you need a medical test, or are due for a talking-to by authorities in a post-COVID world. Consent is voluntary, but enforcement will be compulsory.
by Raul Diego
Fresh concerns over privacy and profit in NHS Covid data deals
19 June 2020 — Open Democracy
Documents released to openDemocracy suggest tech firms will profit from controversial deals – and that government gave misleading assurances.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock at the press briefing, 18th June – PA Images
Documents obtained by openDemocracy suggest the UK government has misled the public about how it is protecting the privacy of millions of NHS users in its major Covid-19 data deals – and about how the controversial tech firms involved stand to profit in the long term.
Police Use Contact Tracing And Big Tech To Identify Protesters (UPDATED)
June 2 2020 — Massprivatei
credit: Study.comCountless warnings about how law enforcement could use contact-tracing apps to monitor people have gone unheeded.
As BGR.com revealed police are using contact tracing to identify protester’s affiliations.
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“Unprecedented” transfer of personal NHS information to shady tech Co’s
8 June 2020 — True Publica
By Mary Fitzgerald and Corri Crider: Hours before facing court proceedings from openDemocracy over its massive NHS COVID-19 data deal with private tech firms, the UK government has caved to pressure and released all the contracts governing its deals with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and controversial AI firms Faculty and Palantir.
Legal complaint lodged with UK data watchdog over claims coronavirus Test and Trace programme flouts GDPR
5 June 2020 — The Register
‘Government is moving too fast, and breaking things as a result’
Open Rights Group has instructed lawyers to lodge a complaint with the UK’s data watchdog over the rollout of the Test and Trace system because it says the system breaches the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
UK government wants your credit details and more, with some help from Cummings’s pals
4 June 2020 — The Canary
The artificial intelligence (AI) firm employed by Dominic Cummings on the Vote Leave project is now working directly with the government on a highly sensitive data-matching project.
UK Information Wars: Ministry Of Defence Creates New Cyber Regiment
5 June 2020 — South Front
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, England
The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, whose stated purpose is to protect vital defence networks at home and on operations overseas.
NHS Data: 24 hours to get transparency!
4 June 2020 — Open Democracy
There’s been an urgent development in our campaign to stop the secrecy about NHS data deals with private companies. The government now says they’ll make the decision “imminently” on how much detail they’ll disclose. It could be as soon as tomorrow.
