As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, here are the latest stories on how the outbreak has affected privacy:

• The European Commission released recommendations "for the use of technology and data to combat and exit from the COVID-19 crisis."
• The French government is working on an app designed to notify individuals when they have come into contact with someone who has COVID-19, Reuters reports.
• The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office warned supermarkets that have received data about vulnerable patients to delete the information once the pandemic ends, the Guardian reports.
• Hungary's National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information released guidance to help employers comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation during the pandemic.
• Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health launched a smartwatch app to track COVID-19, Reuters reports.
• Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., and the North Dakota Department of Health launched a mobile app to track the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
• Quartz reports South Africans are concerned about increased government surveillance stemming from the pandemic.
• Privacy advocates raised concerns over Ontario first responders having access to COVID-19 information, Global News reports.
• The New York Times Editorial Board writes individuals should not have to sacrifice their privacy when using digital platforms to work from home.
• Indiana University Health Chief Information Security Officer Mitch Parker discusses privacy and security issues around the pandemic in an interview with GovInfoSecurity. 
• Slate reports on some of the drawbacks of selling personal data during the pandemic.

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