[fatline]

> Last I read the UK intends to centrally retain proximity-contact data for 20 years. Rather than deleting when it is decided it's no longer needed to deal with the pandemic. The UK has also refused to legally commit to not sharing the data with other government departments such as the Home Office (immigration and policing) and DWP (benefits).

that's scary..

any chance you can share the references for these?

[mattsouth]

One reference: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/31/privacy-campai...

[jlokier]

"Public Health England will keep personal data of people with coronavirus for 20 years"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/28/nhs-will-keep-...

"NHS under fire for plans to store track and trace data for 20 years"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/05/28/nhs-fire-p...

"Demand NHSX spell out Covid-19 app privacy risks"

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/protecting-digital...

"Hostile environment may stop migrants from using NHSX tracker app"

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/hostile-environment-may...

"NHS test and trace privacy doc throws doubt on app’s “anonymity” claims"

https://tech.newstatesman.com/coronavirus/nhs-test-and-trace...

"The privacy risks of the NHSX tracing app are both less and more serious than you think"

https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/nhsx-contact-tracing-...

"Immigration Bill brings surveillance to EU migrants" (This is about exemptions to data protection law for immigration purposes, which affects citizens and non-citizens alike.)

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/immigration-bill-brings...

"Scotland’s different path on contact tracing is to be welcomed, but questions remain"

https://scotland.openrightsgroup.org/blog/scotlands-differen...