The European Parliament found its COVID-19 test management website, EcoCare, is cluttered with user-tracking requests, including some coming from U.S.-based organizations. Google and financial services platform Stripe are among the third-party companies requesting transfers of Parliament staff members' information uploaded to the site. Member of Parliament Alexandra Geese has filed a complaint to the European Data Protection Supervisor over the matter.
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