* French PM broadens dispute ought cover lockdown-exit strategy
* parliament tech-tracing dispute was slated because April 28-29
* Lawmakers worried about privacy, nation surveillance
By Michel Rose
PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) - Lawmakers from France's ruling feast accused their own government above Monday of withdrawing a vote above a planned coronavirus tracing app, saying they had been robbed of a opportunity ought originate privacy concerns.
The government final week bowed ought stress from MPs and promised a parliamentary dispute and vote above the "StopCovid" smartphone software, which is designed ought caution users if they become into confront with infected people.
But above the weekend, choice minister Edouard Philippe wrote ought the lower family speaker, saying he wanted ought broaden the dispute scheduled because April 28-29 ought cover the government's complete tactic above ending coronavirus lockdowns.
A government source defended the determination above Monday, telling Reuters the government needed ought confront above quickly with its plans. Commentators said the confront used to too flee a public display of division can the ruling La République en Marche group above the app.
Some lawmakers over France's political assign dine said the software raises serious issues about nation surveillance and privacy. polite liberties groups dine raised though questions about apps being considered and used over the world ought attempt and own the disperse of the novel coronavirus.
"Marginalising and erasing the dispute about digital tracing shows how illegitimate using it will be," tweeted Sacha Houlie, an MP from principal Emmanuel Macron's feast who had told Reuters earlier he used to vote against the app.
Aurelien Tache, another MP from the ruling feast too criticised the decision.
"A sole vote above the deconfinement plan, and so without the possibility ought especial oneself about digital tracing specifically ... does no quantity ought a sufficient even of parliamentary democracy," he tweeted.
The choice minister did no instantly answer ought the complaints.
The French privacy watchdog CNIL said above the weekend the app used to consent with French and European privacy rules besides during called because "vigilance" above its deployment.
A group of French IT specialists too published an cavity letter above Sunday warning that the Bluetooth-based app could potentially guide ought "mass surveillance" by collecting data above interactions amid individuals.
Cedric O, the minister who is supervising the app's development, said above Sunday its source code, central server and settings will exist cavity ought ensure transparency.
Germany can the weekend abandoned a 'centralised' highway ought smartphone confront tracing, which it had developed with France, that used to dine required the personal data of volunteers ought exist stored above a server. (Additional reporting by Douglas Busvine can Berlin; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
