UK racing to improve contact-tracing app's privacy safeguards

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Worries public will not use app after security specialists and MPs raise concerns

NHS officials are racing to introduce greater privacy safeguards for the contact-tracing app at the centre of the government’s lockdown exit strategy amid mounting concern from security experts, MPs and users.

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