Mary Hui reports: To ensure people under compulsory home quarantines do not stray from the confines of their apartments, the Hong Kong government has rolled out electronic tracker wristbands that alert authorities of rogue escapees. Under a new measure that took effect yesterday, all arrivals to Hong Kong from overseas will have to undergo a…
Category: Healthcare
Global Privacy Assembly Issues Statement on COVID-19
Dan Cooper and Luca Tosoni of Covington & Burling write: On March 17, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly (“GPA”) issued a statement on data protection in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The GPA is an entity representing data protection and privacy regulators around the globe, formerly known as the International Conference of…
Surveillance Company Says It’s Deploying ‘Coronavirus-Detecting’ Cameras in US
Joseph Cox reports: An Austin, Texas based technology company is launching “artificially intelligent thermal cameras” that it claims will be able to detect fevers in people, and in turn send an alert that they may be carrying the coronavirus. Athena Security is pitching the product to be used in grocery stores, hospitals, and voting locations….
Privacy and COVID-19: New Zealand guidance
I’ve been occasionally posting FAQs or guidance from other countries and regions about privacy and the COVID-19 pandemic. While the bigger players tend to get more media coverage and analysis, let us never forget that we are all impacted. Here’s an FAQ from the office of the privacy commissioner of New Zealand.