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COVID-19 Symptom Tracker – Liverpool University

Safe People

Organisation name

Liverpool University

Organisation sector

Academic Institute

Safe Projects

Project ID

1212

Lay summary

In support of this national response, this project is investigating how to abstract data from the App (probably to daily counts of symptomatic individuals in LTLAs) such that it can be combined with data from other sources (eg 111 calls, death data, hospital admissions and test results) to accurately estimate the current extent to which the population in different areas of the UK is infected with COVID-19 and to make accurate forecasts of how this will change in the future.

Latest approval date

23/09/2020

Safe Data

Dataset(s) name
Data sensitivity level

Anonymous

Legal basis for provision of data under Article 6

(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;

Lawful conditions for provision of data under Article 9

(j) processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) based on Union or Member State law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject.

Common Law Duty of Confidentiality

Not applicable

National data opt-out applied?

Not applicable

Safe Setting

Access type

TRE