Aryan Babele reports on public health surveillance in India and the lengths some areas have gone to: In India local authorities of several states such as Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi, have published the lists of personal details, in online media and platforms, of those suspected or infected of COVID-19. The Karnataka government has taken this to…
Category: Healthcare
IN: Kerala HC Restrains Sprinklr From Breaching Data Confidentiality; Govt Directed To Anonymize Data & Take Informed Consent
The High Court of Kerala on Friday passed a slew of directions to address the concerns of data confidentiality over the controversial Sprinklr deal to process data related to COVID-19 cases in Kerala. Read more on LiveLaw
U.S. civil rights agency says employers can test workers for COVID-19
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…
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,…