If you are thinking of using the Google/Verily screening program to see if you are eligible for COVID-19 testing, I urge you to read this Twitter thread started by Natasha Singer of the New York Times. It begins: If you fill out a coronavirus screening questionnaire at a doctors’ office, hospital or through an appointment…
Category: Healthcare
UK: Data protection and coronavirus: what you need to know
From the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), this FAQ: The ICO recognises the unprecedented challenges we are all facing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We know you might need to share information quickly or adapt the way you work. Data protection will not stop you doing that. It’s about being proportionate – if something feels excessive…
Hungarian Supervisory Authority Issues Guidance on Data Protection and Coronavirus
Dan Cooper and Dora Pap of Covington & Burling write: On March 10, 2020, the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (“NAIH”) issued guidance on data protection and COVID-19. The NAIH highlights that controllers processing personal data in the context of their efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 must comply with the…
Privacy of suspected COVID-19 patients breached
Suraksha P reports: In a major breach of privacy, the Karnataka health department released personal details of all those quarantined in the state in the wake of COVID-19 virus to the media, complete with names, mobile numbers, temporary and permanent addresses. These included details of 23 passengers on the bus and 43 passengers on the…