Israel: Privacy Protection Requirements for Conducting COVID-19 Epidemiological Investigations Issued
Global Legal Monitor Israel: Privacy Protection Requirements for Conducting COVID-19 Epidemiological Investigations Issued (Dec. 10, 2020) On November 25, 2020, Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) issued clarifications regarding the protection of privacy during epidemiological investigations and the protection of personal data retrieved during COVID-19 contact tracing. The clarifications were contained in a document entitled Emphasizing Privacy Protection in Epidemiological Investigations Aimed at Cutting the Coronavirus Chain of Infection (the document). In Israel the right to priv...