FROM: EDRi-gram 18.7, 15 April 2020 COVID-Tech: Emergency responses to COVID-19 must not extend beyond the crisis https://edri.org/emergency-responses-to-covid-19-must-not-extend-beyond-the-... Among other things you read: "On 19 March 2020, the [Poland] efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus received widespread attention when the government announced the use of a 'Civil Quarantine' app which they explained would require people in quarantine to send geo-located selfies within 20 minutes of receiving an alert - or face a visit from the police. according to the announcement, the app even uses controversial facial recognition technology to scan the selfies. Early in April, the Polish government looked to make the use of the app mandatory" and "The UK's Coronavirus Act was passed on 25 March 2020, giving the UK government a suite of extraordinary powers for a period of 2 years. [ ... ] The UK has also come under fire for the sharp rise in disproportionate police responses since the introduction of the Bill, including stopping people from using their own gardens or using drones to chastise dog walkers. If not properly limited by law, these powers (and their abuse) have the potential to continue in ordinary times, further feeding the government's surveillance machine." ------- COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects digital rights in the Balkans https://edri.org/covid-19-pandemic-adversely-affects-digital-rights-in-the-b... Among other things you read: "Governments in Montenegro and Moldova made public the personal health data of people infected with COVID-19, while official websites and hospital computer systems suffered cyber-attacks in Croatia and Romania. Some countries like Slovakia are considering lifting rights enshrined under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while Serbia imposed surveillance and phone tracking to limit freedom of movement." and "In neighboring Montenegro, the National Coordination Body for Infectious Diseases decided to publish the names and surnames of people who must undergo quarantine online, after it determined that certain persons violated the measure, and as a result "exposing the whole Montenegro to risk."" --------------- Diego -- ========================================= E non sta andando per niente bene.