MRGHL Holds Panel on the Relationship Between Privacy and Public Health
On January 13, the McGill Research Group on Health and Law (MRGHL) hosted an interdisciplinary panel to reflect upon the delicate balance of individual privacy and public health. Panellists Dr. Anne Andermann, public health physician and member of the McGill Department of Family Medicine; Faculty of Law Assistant Professor Ignacio Cofone; and Khaled El Emam, University of Ottawa professor and founder of multiple data privacy and analytics companies; each offered a perspective from their respective field of study. According to the MRGHL, the panel aimed to address privacy concerns regarding co...