From EPIC.org: EPIC has obtained hundreds of pages of records (1, 2, 3, 4) from the Office of Science and Technology Policy about the White House’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and proposals to use location data for public health surveillance. The documents were produced in response to an EPIC Freedom of Information Act request. The records show that…
Category: Healthcare
Passport to Privacy: Lessons From EU Guidance on COVID-19 and Personal Data
Rachel R. Marmor and Emily Bruemmer of Davis Wright Tremaine write: Attempts by U.S. legislators to address the privacy issues raised by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have stalled. But for companies seeking to balance the goals of furthering public health and protecting individuals’ privacy, the European Union is providing policy guidance that may be exportable….
NZ: Covid-19 patients’ privacy breach ‘not justified or reasonable’, inquiry finds
Anna White reports: There was no justification for MP Hamish Walker and political operative Michelle Boag to leak confidential Covid-19 patient details, the inquiry into the privacy breach found today. The report also warned of concern at the “routine dissemination” of personal details by the Ministry of Health. Names, addresses, ages and hotel names of people…
‘Unforgivable’: The privacy breach that exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight
Kelly Haywood and Gary Adshead report: One of Western Australia’s biggest privacy breaches, which involves the interception of thousands of State Government communications, is under investigation. Nine News revealed on Monday evening that the most sensitive information to be hacked and posted to a public website relates to the management of the Covid-19 crisis in…