During the COVID-19 pandemic, data privacy – and, in particular, employee data privacy – has been at the forefront of employers’ minds. In the last six months, employers across the globe have been required to give careful thought to a whole host of potential issues, from contact tracing apps to temperature and other health checks
Healthcare / Health Privacy
COVID-19 Tracing App Released in Germany
By Ana Hadnes Bruder & Dr. Ulrich Worm on
On 16 June 2020, the “Corona-Warn-App” (“the App”) was released by the Federal German government. The tracing App, which uses Bluetooth technology, records which smartphones have come close to each other. If a user has tested positive and has shared this in the App, it will subsequently notify other users that they have been near…