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GDPR during the crisis Does the greater good, which here is the fight against coronavirus, justify the circumvention of personal data protection rules? Is it appropriate to refer to the GDPR, hindering at the same time initiatives aimed at the health of an individual and society? During the COVID-19 pandemic, balancing the “public good� and privacy requires a broader view of law adopted under completely different conditions than those which we are currently experiencing.
the rights of the individual. Thus, many countries quickly introduced compulsory temperature checks in public places, applications used for controlling purposes, compulsory home quarantine, or the collection of data on the state of health and location in order to determine the risk of infecting others with coronavirus. Many of them raise concerns about fraud and the limitation of privacy rights, and may be taken to court.
Data processing in line with social good There is no denying that during such a crisis as the COVID-19 pandemic, many tools are created in a way that can raise many concerns in the light of the GDPR
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provisions in force since May 2018. The government institutions use the excuse of a higher-order need such as health and a principle of social good that is above
Does the end, namely health, justify the means interpreted as initiatives undertaken in order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes and no. The statement of
