With the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
worldwide,(1) many countries have been stepping up their efforts to
contain the spread. One critical aspect of containment is contact
tracing, which enables the quick identification of infection
clusters and the testing and quarantine of identified
individuals.
Business owners in the private sector have become invaluable
partners of contact tracing efforts through their conduct of
temperature screening and collection of information on employees,
occupants and visitors to their premises. In so doing, large
amounts of personal data may be collected, including names, contact
numbers, health status and travel history, giving rise to concerns
over how such personal data may be collected, processed and
used.
