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Do Coronavirus Tracking Apps Threat Data Privacy? Published December 23rd, 2020 - 09:30 GMT Contact tracing apps don’t need to collect personal data to work properly. (Shutterstock) Highlights And with the holiday season upon us, airlines are reporting 400 per cent surges in the number of bookings for the Christmas and New Year period, encouraging people to equip themselves with Covid-19 tracing apps to stay alert. Research reveals that Covid-19 tracing apps are leaking private user data. According to ProPrivacy, UK and France contact tracing apps scored a pitiful 4 out of 10 privacy ...

Covid-19 tracing apps challenging data privacy LONDON, December 22, 2020 Research reveals that Covid-19 tracing apps are leaking private user data. According to ProPrivacy, UK and France contact tracing apps scored a pitiful 4 out of 10 privacy points, allowing data access to third-party hosting providers.    And with the holiday season upon us, airlines are reporting 400 per cent surges in the number of bookings for the Christmas and New Year period, encouraging people to equip themselves with Covid-19 tracing apps to stay alerted.     Contact tracing apps don’t need to collect p...