Businesses face privacy minefield over contact-tracing rules, say campaigners
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#54YZA)
Concerns after bars and restaurants in England instructed to record customers' details
Bars, restaurants, hairdressers and churches face a minefield, privacy campaigners have warned, after the government instructed them to record people's contact details in case they need to assist with test-and-trace efforts.
From 4 July, hospitality businesses and other venues in England will be able to reopen. To minimise customer contact, restaurants will be limited to table service inside, Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, and will be asked to help NHS Test and Trace by collecting contact details from customers, as happens in other countries". He added: We will work with the sector to make this manageable."
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