COVID-19: How governments are using personal data to fight COVID-19

08 April, 2020
Background The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in an unprecedented focus on the power of data to assist in resolving national emergencies. From health tracking, to volunteer coordination, to accurately identifying the vulnerable, data is being harnessed in both the public and private sectors to try to help bring COVID-19 under control and mitigate its impact. Read more

COVID-19 People: Data comes to the fore as outbreak continues (UK)

01 April, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak is proving an interesting time to be a data protection practitioner. There seems to be a new article each day about the next exciting app which promises to use data to help manage the crisis. This post focuses on two particular propositions that pose interesting data protection considerations. It also flags the … Read more

Protecting your company’s critical resource: Is your company PDPA ready?

24 January, 2020
Data has been labeled the world’s most valuable resource in our current digital economy.  It is the lifeblood of many companies, especially those in the technology, media and telecommunications sector where data is often ­used to predict, analyse and respond to consumers’ behaviours, patterns and preferences for services and products.  Capabilities to collect and analyse … Read more