The United Kingdom as a defendant in the Court of Justice of the European Union over NHS contact tracking app

Today the Guardian has gained exclusive access to the hearing of the case European Commission v United Kingdom over the UK Covid tracking mobile application known as the NHSX. 

According to the Commission, the United Kingdom tracking application, (the use of which is compulsory for non-UK citizens that live in or visit the country during the pandemic) is collecting a large amount of information, failing the test of necessity when it comes to following the GDPR regulations. They claim that the United Kingdom have failed to provide the commission with a report about the necessity and the detailed use of such information. 

The United Kingdom, on the other side is claiming that the NHSX application is in full compliance with the GDPR rules, the amount of data stored are under full pseudonimization and is only the absolutely necessary amount of information required. 

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