Singapore Proposes Law to Use Tracing Data in Serious Crimes
- Bill being introduced under “extraordinary circumstances”
- Critics have raised concerns about privacy for tracing data
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Singapore introduced a bill on Monday in parliament to formalize the use of contact tracing data in criminal investigations for serious offenses, after it was revealed that such information was already used in a murder case.
The law will specify government agencies can use contact tracing data only for this purpose, except where there is a need for law enforcement officers to use the data for criminal investigations of serious offenses, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office said in a statement on Monday. Such offenses include murder, terrorism, kidnapping and serious sexual offenses.