Countries around the world continue to grapple with COVID-19 contact tracing apps and their privacy applications. Here are the latest developments regarding the deployment of those apps:

• The French data protection authority, the CNIL, said the StopCovid contact tracing app can be legally deployed as it “appears to be a complementary instrument to the manual health investigation system” and allows for faster notification of those who have come into contact with an individual diagnosed with the virus.
• The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Digital Rights Ireland and data protection experts published nine human rights principles to ensure robust privacy protections for contact tracing apps.
• Governments around the world are weighing data privacy and urgency when considering using contact tracing apps in the fight against COVID-19, the South China Morning Post reports.
• Starting June 10, visitors to nightclubs, bars, indoor gyms and indoor concert halls in South Korea will be required to use a QR code system to log their visit, Reuters reports. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is testing the system at 17 facilities.
• Privacy concerns are being raised in New York City, where 3,700 contact tracers are expected to be mobilized this month, Politico reports. Privacy advocates said a detailed plan on how data will be kept private and secure has not been provided.

Editor’s note: The IAPP Resource Center compiled global privacy updates on its COVID-19 Guidance and Resources page.