Daniel Weissner reports: The U.S. agency that enforces civil rights laws against disability discrimination said on Thursday that companies can test employees for COVID-19 before permitting them to enter the workplace as long as the tests are accurate and reliable. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last month said employers may take workers’ temperatures without…
Category: Healthcare
EDPB Adopts Guidelines on the Processing of Health Data During COVID-19
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On April 21, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted Guidelines on the processing of health data for scientific purposes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the Guidelines is to provide clarity on the most urgent matters relating to health data, such as legal basis for processing,…
Canadian Civil Liberties Association calls for safeguards in data-based COVID-19 contact tracing
Murad Hemmadi reports: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling for governments to impose mandatory data tracking-based measures to combat COVID-19 only as a “last resort,” and to go beyond existing privacy laws to safeguard citizens’ rights in any use of technology to fight the pandemic. In a letter sent Monday to Prime Minister Justin…
Are Mental Health Apps Used by Colleges Risking Students’ Privacy?
Camille Stecker writes: Growing demand for mental health services on college campuses has resulted in the development of dozens of mental health apps. However, with a high demand universities and colleges need to consider the consequences of sensitive student information on app platforms. Mental health apps are not always considering young students’ privacy rights. Therefore,…