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Last week, the European Data Protection Board (the
"EDPB") released new guidance on the application of the European
Union General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") to
health research. The guidance was issued in the form of answers to
questions posed by the European Commission, the executive branch of
the European Union. The EDPB did not answer substantively many of
the questions posed, instead noting that additional guidance would
be forthcoming later this year regarding processing personal data
for scientific research purposes. Nevertheless, the guidance
acknowledged important issues to researchers, including: