Mobile technology is increasingly being used to manage crisis situations, such as the corona pandemic. Apps process large quantities of personal data, which has consequences for the right to data protection. In the battle against COVID-19, millions of European citizens entrust Covid-apps with their sensitive personal data. To what extent may the right to data protection be limited in the light of a health crisis and which role does the EU play in this matter? In her article, van Kolfschooten focuses on the role of data protection in crisis management in the EU and discusses to what extent the right to data protection can be limited in the light of a health crisis. She argues that the right to data protection is not protected in the same way and to the same extent by all European Member States during health crises. A high and equal level of data protection for every EU citizen is therefore on edge.
[Paper published in Dutch]
In crisissituaties – waaronder de coronacrisis – wordt steeds meer gebruik gemaakt van mobiele technologie. Apps verwerken grote hoeveelheden persoonsgegevens van individuen, met gevolgen voor het grondrecht op gegevensbescherming. Deze bijdrage gaat in op de rol van gegevensbescherming in crisisbeheersing en -bestrijding in de EU en bespreekt in hoeverre het recht op gegevensbescherming kan worden ingeperkt in het kader van een gezondheidscrisis.
Hannah van Kolfschooten | Digital Health Law in the European Union 