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I& #39;ll open a [Thread] on this, though I& #39;m certain some of my #DataProtection friends will do a FAR more comprehensive analysis of the #ProjectOASIS apps& #39; T&Cs and #PrivacyPolicies.

Starting from the top...

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First up, @INK_C19 - a "Global COVID-19 monitoring app" with <checks> 38 Followers on @twitter. It& #39;s by a company called Mia Pago Ltd, trading as "Agitate" in the UK, and - despite the branding - not one of its Legal Agreements mentions "NHS" or NHSX":
https://inkc19.com/legal

/2">https://inkc19.com/legal&quo...

[N.B. I shan& #39;t be installing these apps, just checking & #39;em out on the web]

Number two: @NHSX links to https://connectedcognition.org/ ">https://connectedcognition.org/">... but "healthHive" on that page is only "Coming Soon"; the #COVIDapp ain& #39;t an app after all - its a #chatbot

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦‍♂️" title="Man facepalming" aria-label="Emoji: Man facepalming"> that lives at https://www.fightcovid.info/ ...

/3">https://www.fightcovid.info/">...

[N.B. I shan& #39;t be installing these apps, just checking & #39;em out on the web]Number two: @NHSX links to https://connectedcognition.org/

that lives at https://www.fightcovid.info/">..." title="[N.B. I shan& #39;t be installing these apps, just checking & #39;em out on the web]Number two: @NHSX links to https://connectedcognition.org/">... but "healthHive" on that page is only "Coming Soon"; the #COVIDapp ain& #39;t an app after all - its a #chatbothttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦‍♂️" title="Man facepalming" aria-label="Emoji: Man facepalming"> that lives at https://www.fightcovid.info/">...">

...which certainly explains why @JHubDefence is interested in it (as an "AI" testbed?), but not so much why @bournemouthuni has hooked up with a #MilTech incubator.

Nor why the words "NHS", "NHSX", "jHub" & "MoD" all fail to appear even once in their #PrivacyPolicy

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...which certainly explains why @JHubDefence is interested in it (as an "AI" testbed?), but not so much why @bournemouthuni has hooked up with a #MilTech incubator.Nor why the words "NHS", "NHSX", "jHub" & "MoD" all fail to appear even once in their #PrivacyPolicy https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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Number 3 is https://corona-help.uk/ ;">https://corona-help.uk/">... all lovely and purple, with pink hearts, and "Powered by Leadoo".

Y& #39;know, Leadoo - that well-known... ah! "Lead-Driven #Marketing Platform".

If you click on "Find out more" you& #39;ll discover it& #39;s another #chatbot

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦‍♂️" title="Man facepalming" aria-label="Emoji: Man facepalming">, run by a bunch of...

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, run by a bunch of... /5" title="Number 3 is https://corona-help.uk/">... all lovely and purple, with pink hearts, and "Powered by Leadoo". Y& #39;know, Leadoo - that well-known... ah! "Lead-Driven #Marketing Platform".If you click on "Find out more" you& #39;ll discover it& #39;s another #chatbothttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦‍♂️" title="Man facepalming" aria-label="Emoji: Man facepalming">, run by a bunch of... /5">

...ex-military types who don& #39;t seem to realise that to process #PersonalData, they& #39;re legally REQUIRED to have a #PrivacyNotice. How the fuck a #chatbot without any sort of Privacy Notice got into the #NHSAppsLibrary, I dunno. But it just shows how shit those & #39;standards& #39; are!

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Next it& #39;s @live_evergreen, the notorious #GPapp. It never passes up the opportunity to grow its NHS patient user base, so it can sell & #39;em more of its shonky "Skincare", "Diet" & "Fitness" #DNAtests.

Nice look, @OfficialUoM & @LivUni! Hooking up with a #COVIDprofiteer...

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...though at least they& #39;ve actually published their #dashboard:

https://www.evergreen-life.co.uk/covid-19-dashboard

unlike">https://www.evergreen-life.co.uk/covid-19-... some others we could mention, *cough* @NHSEngland *cough*! *cough* @DHSCgovuk *cough*!

(One danger here being that @live_evergreen& #39;s app accesses MUCH more than just COVID info.)

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I realise I& #39;m only half-way through, but I& #39;m gonna take a breather. It& #39;s Bank Holiday, FFS!

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