UK’s New Pandemic Plan Would Turn Big Tech Into a Mass Location Tracking Network
UK’s £1B pandemic strategy proposes UKHSA contact tracing system using big tech location data, targeting 2030 deployment.
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UK’s £1B pandemic strategy proposes UKHSA contact tracing system using big tech location data, targeting 2030 deployment.
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