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ARTICLE · 25 MARCH 2020

COVID-19: Data Protection Checklist

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The coronavirus outbreak has now been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

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The coronavirus outbreak has now been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. Many organisations have been taking active measures to contain the virus by asking staff to be vigilant for symptoms and sending staff home in the event of positive tests. Inevitably, this involves the capture and use of a new tranche of special category data under GDPR. 

At the same time, COVID-19 will result in increased levels of home working. In addition, diverting resources to deal with COVID-19 may have an impact on data protection practices (for instance, on the timeframes for responding to data subject requests or complaints).

Here is our checklist of issues to consider.

What is the status of COVID-19 data?

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