Big Brother Watch
UK’s vaccine booking service caught leaking people’s vaccination status
It was all too easy to get access to someone else’s private information.
Britons visiting pubs to have to hand over phones after registering for tracking app
New invasive proposals.
The UK is poised to introduce a vaccine passport trial
It’s thought the Prime Minister will make the announcement on Monday.
European Union planning to introduce digital vaccine passports within three months
Another blow to civil liberties.
New UK law allows police to access data of people who are self-isolating
Civil liberties are being crushed.
UK towns use coronavirus to justify mass surveillance of residents’ personal details
The most intimate details of people’s lives are being tracked.
UK MPs to vote on renewal of “draconian” Coronavirus Act, extending overreaching digital surveillance powers
The UK government’s far-reaching response to the coronavirus has crushed many civil liberties.
UK NHS coronavirus contact tracing app could be falsely telling up to 30% of users to self-isolate
It’s the latest of numerous controversies surrounding the app since it was announced.
UK National Crime Agency to create database of voice recordings to identify suspects
Civil liberties and privacy groups already fear the latest move would create “yet another state-held library” without “clear rules.”
UK Police facial recognition technology only works 4% of the time
Police even scored a 100% misidentification rate in two separate instances.