NHS Covid-19 datastore contracts published under pressure from privacy groups

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ISSUE DATE: 8 June 2020 TOP STORIES NHS Covid-19 datastore contracts published under pressure from privacy groups The government has published the contracts with Palantir, Faculty, Microsoft and Google for the controversial NHS datastore ahead of court proceedings initiated by civil liberties organisation OpenDemocracy. READ MORE → Third of UK internet users report worse service since lockdown Even though operators assured at beginning of lockdowns that their infrastructures could cope with the extra strain on home networks, UK internet users say the quality of their online experiences has demonstrably worsened. READ MORE → Businesses develop apps quickly to manage disruption of Covid-19 Healthcare companies, insurers, government agencies and big tech companies have used technology from Pegasystems to develop apps to manage the disruption caused by coronavirus. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH London Tech Week to go ahead through Zoom London Tech week will go ahead next week, with the tech industry attending through Zoom. READ MORE → Police chiefs working with Public Health England on contact-tracing security Police force representatives are in talks with Public Health England over operational security concerns arising from the NHS Test and Trace coronavirus contact-tracing scheme. READ MORE → Gamgee and QuantWiFi announce managed Wi-Fi strategic partnership Network technology providers Gamgee and QuantWiFi team up to develop solutions ensuring Wi-Fi for a growing number of consumers whose network experience has become more crucial than ever. READ MORE → CaixiaBank gets ready to modernise IT using IBM Cloud Pak Spanish bank extends IBM relationship with the roll-out of Cloud Pak to modernise IT, which it says will allow it to innovate in quantum computing and blockchain. READ MORE →

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