European Parliament’s COVID website overrun with US web trackers
The European Parliament’s coronavirus test management website is overrun with user tracking requests, some of which are attempting to siphon data to US-based firms at a time in which the future of transatlantic data flows is far from clear.
The website, which is run by EcoCare, a subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates firm Ecolog, requests permission to transfer the personal data of those using the platform – European Parliament staff members – to third party companies.
Those include Google and the US financial services platform Stripe, backed by Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, chairman of data analytics firm Palantir.
Source: EP’s COVID website overrun with US web trackers, MEP raises data concerns – EURACTIV.com
