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New research suggests the majority of people in the UK are willing to use privacy-encroaching tracking technology and support the introduction of immunity passports to protect themselves and others in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study, published today in the journal
PLOS ONE, found more than two thirds of respondents overall would accept some form of smartphone tracking app to help manage social distancing and the relaxation of a full public lockdown.
However, its findings are not reflected in the number of people who have downloaded the NHS Test and Trace app, prompting calls for this issue to be addressed.
70 per cent of Brits in favour of opt-in smartphone app tracking their location
This figure declined only marginally - to 65 per cent - if this tech was compulsory
60 per cent of respondents were open to idea of carrying immunity passports
The findings may hint at a wider acceptance of privacy-encroaching technology
Or Brits may simply be willing to allow exceptions during the current emergency
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