This article from Sheppard Mullin gives companies advice on how to navigate privacy compliance obligations during COVID-19, including covering topics such as moving from biometric-based, touch-free entry systems to limit the spread of germs and the legal implications to that move, as well as how employees can continue to fulfill California Consumer Privacy Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation rights requests if the workforce is remote.
Keeping Your Privacy Compliant Efforts Moving Forward in the Face of COVID-19
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