No Tech For Tyrants, a UK grassroots organisation, is explaining Palantir’s involvement with the UK government, including their partnership with the NHS. They explore the… Read More »The Corona Contracts: Public-Private Partnerships and the Need for Transparency
Northern Ireland to launch app based on the Apple/Google firmware update allowing for contact-tracing to occur within a more strict data strict privacy environment. More… Read More »Northern Ireland Launches Own Contact-Tracing App
According to the BBC, the UK is shifting its technology based contact-tracing to a model based on technology provided by Apple and Google (a model… Read More »UK Virus-Tracing App Switches to Apple-Google Model
The UK government has released its controversial contracts with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Faculty.ai, and Palantir.
The NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app – a new digital tool that will, officials hope, dramatically slow the community transmission of coronavirus by tracking each… Read More »WIRED: ‘Everything you need to know about the NHS test, track and trace app’
Open Rights Group have asked whether the Government and the NHS in Scotland have taken all necessary steps to ensure the privacy of citizens during… Read More »Open Rights Group Scotland calls for clarity on contract tracing privacy standards
Against the backdrop of COVID-19, the immigration system in the UK has been affected. Freeemovement.org.uk have collated the changes and written a resource for navigating… Read More »Coronavirus and Changes to the UK Immigration System
On May 20th, Apple released its latest iOS firmware with bluetooth enabled contact tracing. The iOS 13.5 update introduces the Exposure Notification API created by Apple and… Read More »Apple Releases iPadOS and iOS 13.5 With Exposure Notification API
According to WIRED, movement sensors and thermal testing are increasingly deployed in UK workplaces and hospitals as companies look to get people back to work.… Read More »WIRED: ‘Coronavirus will turn your office into a surveillance state’
Palantir, the US data giant which works with intelligence and immigration enforcement agencies, has responded to a coalition of UK-based privacy organisation’s questions on its… Read More »Palantir Responds to Privacy International’s Questions about its work with NHS