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

• Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board member Travis LeBlanc is asking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to detail how it will collect, use and safeguard sensitive health information as part of a federal plan to screen air travelers for fever, USA Today reports.  
• According to MIT Technology Review, many provisions within the Exposure Notification Privacy Act proposed by U.S. lawmakers can be found in policies already in place for Apple and Google's contact tracing app.
• In an op-ed for The Lancet, a group of Canadian and U.S. scientists discuss how contact tracing is necessary, but requires many privacy considerations and should be based on opt-in consent.
• 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.
• Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt urged the state legislature to draw up legislation to regulate the state's contact tracing efforts.
• The University of Washington announced an online training course for contact tracing that includes information on protecting privacy.
• In an op-ed for Fast Company, BigID Vice President of Privacy and Policy Heather Federman, CIPP/US, discusses the need for strong safeguards for personal data being used for contact tracing.

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