Karl Bode reports: In the days and months to come, unprecedented global solidarity will emerge as the world battles the COVID-19 outbreak. But experts also worry the surging pandemic will provide cover for those looking to expand already problematic domestic surveillance practices. Consumer cell phone location data has proven to be hugely lucrative for the marketing…
Category: Healthcare
To Track Coronavirus, Israel Moves to Tap Secret Trove of Cellphone Data
David M. Halbfinger, Isabel Kershner and Ronen Bergman report: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has authorized the country’s internal security agency to tap into a vast and previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to retrace the movements of people who have contracted the coronavirus and identify others who should be quarantined because their paths…
Coronavirus and Data Protection: Europe’s Data Protection Authorities’ Views
Hogan Lovells Chronicle of Data Protection has compiled guidance from various data protection authorities. You can access it here (pdf). As they explain: The different emphasis among the data protection authorities’ views – which can be categorized as restrictive, neutral or permissible – suggests that the right approach must lie in finding a balanced middle…
COVID-19 & HIPAA Bulletin Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During a Nationwide Public Health Emergency
From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak imposes additional challenges on health care providers. Often questions arise about the ability of entities covered by the HIPAA regulations to share information, including with friends and family, public health officials, and emergency personnel. As summarized in more detail below,…