As European governments start easing lockdown restrictions, developing an effective contact tracing strategy has become a top priority to prevent a new surge of COVID-19 outbreaks. A key part of this strategy will almost certainly involve mobile contact tracing apps that automatically notify users w...

Tech solutionism In many countries, including the Netherlands, a contact tracing app act is presented as the solution to get out of lockdown, but in my experience, technology is only part of the solution. Apps can only be used as a supporting measure in situations like this. You cannot ignore the ...

Contact tracing is on the radar of the majority of European privacy professionals these days. More specifically, the focus is on whether tracing apps should function based on centralized or decentralized systems. The debate over the better approach boils down to effectiveness versus the current and...

International data flows are a centerpiece of today’s globalized world economy. With supply chains and business operations relying on the movement of data globally, one key takeaway for privacy regulators is the need for effective cross-border transfer mechanisms. As different data protection rules ...

As COVID-19 is rapidly spreading around the world, public health authorities are eagerly searching for effective measures to flatten the curve and decrease the rate of contamination. Among others, many governments are using or considering using surveillance technology to track the movements of peopl...