May 28, 2020 1 min read

Groups Call for Enactment of Public Health Emergency Privacy Act During COVID-19 Crisis

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Fourteen leading consumer, privacy, civil liberties and digital rights organizations wrote to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to urge support for the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, legislation that would ensure that Americans’ sensitive information is kept private and secure when they use a contact tracing app, exposure notification app, or other technology as part of the public health response to the COVID-19 crisis.

House Letter

Senate Letter

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