NHS App ‘storing facial recognition data with private tech company’
Biometric verification company iProov was awarded a contract by NHS Digital in 2019 to manage user identity on the NHS App.
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NHS App hits milestone 12m downloads since Covid passports introduced
More than 1.5 million people have now used the NHS App app to manage their organ donation preference, a surge caused by the indroduction of Covid passports.
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Plans for Covid passports in England scrapped, Sajid Javid confirms
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show Sajid Javid said the government had decided not to go ahead with the plans for Covid passports.
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Covid passports for events set to begin in England this month
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said introducing Covid passports was the “right thing to do”.
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Government launches Covid Pass Verifier app for businesses
An app has been launched by the government to provide a fast and secure way for people to demonstrate their Covid pass is valid.
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Online Covid-19 passports go live in Wales from today
The NHS Covid-19 passport, which is also available in England, allows people to prove they’ve had both jabs when travelling abroad.
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Data strategy: Put NHS patients ‘ahead of demands for profit’
Patient groups and privacy campaigners have raised concerns over who will have access to the data under the government’s draft data strategy.
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Data Strategy: Patients to get easier access to medical data through NHS App
Under the NHSX draft data strategy, patients will gain better access to their health records in the NHS App, while data will also be used to improve care.
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NHS App reaches over 6m users following Covid-19 vaccine status launch
The inclusion of the Covid-19 vaccination status on the NHS app on 17 May has helped add an additional two million new users to the service.
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