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COVID-19 Symptom Tracker - Manchester University

Safe People

Organisation name

University of Manchester

Organisation sector

Academic Institute

Safe Projects

Project ID

1130

Lay summary

We are working to ensure that the C-19 Symptom Tracker App Data is appropriately integrated with other signals aimed at monitoring the epidemic in real time, particularly the ONS COVID study.

Public benefit statement

Specifically this project aims to compare the C-19 Symptom data with ONS COVID data, and other signals available to the team as members of the SPI-M SAGE sub-committee. Anticipated outcomes of the project are improvements to the work done by both SPI-M and the C-19 Symptom tracker team resulting from the mutual information provided.

Latest approval date

26/05/2020

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