NHS Scotland Covid app rebuked for breaching data privacy laws
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5WGKQ)
UK watchdog says app was not clear about how data is used and it may consider further regulatory action'
The Scottish government and NHS Scotland have been rebuked for breaching data privacy laws on a Covid vaccine status app downloaded by millions of people.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which polices the UK's privacy laws, said it had warned the Scottish government and NHS last year that there were serious privacy problems with the app, but that not all those problems were fixed before it was launched.
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