- The Guardian reports the websites of 20 U.K. National Health Service trusts are collecting browser information and sharing details about patients' medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook through a Meta Pixel tool. The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office is investigating.
- A report published by the Open Rights Group claims the ICO failed to act in response to government breaches of data protection regulations related to the COVID-19 health programs NHS Test and Trace, NHS Contact Tracing App and NHS Datastore. In a statement, the ICO said it disagrees with the report, noting its "priority during the pandemic was to ensure organisations understood how data protection law could facilitate action at a time of emergency."
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