Christopher W. Savage of Davis Wright Tremaine writes: “Privacy, Unmasked” is a multi-part series that explores the impact of COVID-19 on individual privacy rights and privacy and security regulation and enforcement. New blogs will be posted in this space on Tuesdays. States and cities around the country, hopeful that the worst of COVID-19 will soon…
Category: Healthcare
Public health surveillance in India: A question of an individual’s liberty and privacy amid a pandemic
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…
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…