Britons Tracked Without their Consent for Vaccine Study

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Millions of Britons had their position tracked without their knowledge. According to a government report, the monitoring was done to see whether being vaccinated against COVID-19 made people more likely to spend time away from home.  

According to the report, 10% of British mobile phone owners unwillingly participated in a study that used cell tower data to map approximate locations. 

According to a study from the SPI-B committee of Government scientists, data from 1 out of every 10 people’s phones was monitored in February without their owners’ express knowledge.  

Researchers at Oxford University used the statistics in studies for the Clinical Pandemic Influenza Community on Behaviours (SPI-B).  The later advises the Sage group of Government scientific advisors. 

When the scientists compared the movements of the vaccinated p…

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