EU says virus-tracking mobile apps must be voluntary, privacy compliant

EU says virus-tracking mobile apps must be voluntary, privacy compliant

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-tech/eu-says-virus-tracking-mobile-apps-must-be-voluntary-privacy-compliant-idUSKCN21Y1HL

European Union countries using mobile apps to contain the spread of the coronavirus should ensure such apps comply with the bloc's privacy rules and avoid using personalised location data, the bloc's executive Commission said on Thursday.

EU says virus-tracking mobile apps must be voluntary, privacy compliant

Apr 16, 2020, 12:15pm UTC
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-tech/eu-says-virus-tracking-mobile-apps-must-be-voluntary-privacy-compliant-idUSKCN21Y1HL >European Union countries using mobile apps to contain the spread of the coronavirus should ensure such apps comply with the bloc's privacy rules and avoid using personalised location data, the bloc's executive Commission said on Thursday.