Digital Contact Tracing and Data Protection Law | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Digital Contact Tracing and Data Protection Law

09/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 9/24/2020. This 47-page report discusses how data privacy and security (together, data protection) law applies to a public health authority’s use of digital contact tracing tools, the role of technology in assisting with contact tracing, and potential privacy concerns. Appendix A provides Digital Contact Tracing Apps By State. (PDF)