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Privacy in the Wake of COVID-19, Part 2: Privacy Challenges as the Pandemic Continues
The findings presented in this report are the result of a collaborative research project between the IAPP and EY studying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on privacy teams around the world. Read More
Privacy Leaders’ Views — The Impact of COVID-19 on Privacy Priorities, Practices and Programs
During summer 2020, 21 privacy leaders from industry, government and academia graciously shared their views on the impact of COVID-19 on privacy priorities, practices and programs. We captured their experiences, challenges and recommendations in this five-part series. Read More
How can homomorphic encryption address privacy in COVID-19 apps?
The avalanche of COVID-19 applications developed to manage the pandemic has caused debates over the balance of public interest and the basic human right to privacy. COVID-19 apps, such as digital contact-tracing apps and statistical data analysis tools that help identify patterns that could lead to cures or prevention measures, have understandably led to the mixed emotion of excitement and concern. There is an excitement that experts could process the data to identify ways to curb the virus and ... Read More
US Senate hearing covers COVID-19, the need for a federal privacy law and familiar roadblocks
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing last December on what Congress should consider when crafting a federal privacy law. Nearly a year later, another hearing was held to revisit the topic, but in a world wholly unrecognizable from when the committee adjourned last year. It's an understatement to say the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered life as we knew before. Countless people are working from home, students have shifted to remote learning, and t... Read More
What's next for data privacy: What the current pandemic has revealed about data privacy
Times of emergency have a clarifying effect, and the current COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Emergencies often reveal what’s important versus what we once might have thought was important. Until this point, the steady drumbeat of privacy was for more restrictions and individual rights. This seemed natural. Many countries view privacy as a fundamental right afforded to their citizens. Yet what this crisis has revealed is that as a society, en masse, we are often willing to trade some of our pr... Read More