Dan Cooper and Luca Tosoni of Covington & Burling write: On March 12, 2020, the UK Supervisory Authority (“ICO”) issued a statement on data protection and coronavirus (“COVID-19”). The statement makes clear that the ICO will take a “reasonable and pragmatic” approach regarding compliance with the GDPR in light of the current health emergency. Similar to the…
Category: Healthcare
New Data Rules Could Empower Patients but Undermine Their Privacy
From the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept. Natasha Singer reports: In a move intended to give Americans greater control over their medical information, the Trump administration announced broad new rules on Monday that will allow people for the first time to use apps of their choice to retrieve data like their blood test results directly from their health…
Education in a Time of Corona: Student Privacy Law and the Coronavirus
Saad Gul and Michael Slipsky of Poyner Spruill LLP write: The coronavirus, officially COVID-19, is the most significant public health emergency in decades. The virus, believed to have originated in Wuhan, has expanded with astonishing rapidity. Despite government efforts, it has arrived in the United States. At the time of writing, 14 Americans have died….
PA: Woman Sues UPMC, Allegheny County After Urine Test Triggers Investigation
Sarah Boden reports: UPMC and Allegheny County are being sued after the hospital system allegedly performed urine testing on a woman and her newborn — without the women’s consent — and then turned over the results to county officials for investigation. Read more on WESA.FM