NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND CHALLENGES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA IN EUROPE: CONTACT TRACING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Authors

  • Monica Arenas Ramiro Universidad de Alcala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/conflu.v23i2.50519

Abstract

We are living through a process of digitalisation that has been accelerated not only by the numerous technological advances of recent years, but also by the events related to the COVID-19 pandemic we are experiencing worldwide, which have forced us to maintain social distancing measures to combat the virus. But as in any pandemic or infectious disease control, beyond social distancing and other hygienic-sanitary measures, it is necessary to identify and trace cases of people infected by coronavirus, to know their contacts and isolate them in order to stop the spread of the virus. These measures generally involve the disclosure of such sensitive health-related data and, therefore, a clear interference in the private lives of citizens. The question is whether or not such interference is justified and legitimate. This article is concerned with answering this question, analysing whether the tracking measures comply with the necessary principles for processing personal data, and whether the processing that involves the identification of infected persons and their contacts has a legitimate basis that justifies it.

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Published

2021-08-04

How to Cite

Arenas Ramiro, M. (2021). NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND CHALLENGES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA IN EUROPE: CONTACT TRACING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Confluências | Interdisciplinary Review of Sociology and Law, 23(2), 99-17. https://doi.org/10.22409/conflu.v23i2.50519

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2021): DOSSIÊ: DIÁLOGOS ENTRE UNIÃO EUROPEIA E AMÉRICA LATINA: desafios e perspectivas para a sociedade internacional do século XXI

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Dossiê

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