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    Singapore Says COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Can Be Requested By Police

    The government had previously said data collected by its widely used app would only be used for contact tracing. The program is seen as a key part of the country's success in managing the coronavirus.
    by Laurel Wamsley Jan 05, 2021 2 minutes
    Singapore's TraceTogether program has been a factor in the country's success in managing the coronavirus. But officials now acknowledge that its contact-tracing data can be requested by police in criminal investigations.

    Privacy concerns have been raised after ministers in Singapore's government acknowledged that data collected by its widely used COVID-19 contact-tracing program may be turned over to police for criminal investigations.

    Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan told Parliament on Monday that "The Singapore Police Force is empowered ... to obtain any data, including TraceTogether data, for criminal investigations," Reuters reports.

    That was in contrast to previous assurances by

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