March 20, 2020 1 min read

Groups Tell Congress to Protect Privacy in COVID-19 Response

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In a letter to Congress, CFA and other consumer and privacy groups said that while the proper use of personal data could have important benefits for public health in the COVID-19 crisis, allowing access to personal data, particularly sensitive health data, without guardrails could threaten fundamental rights and liberties and open the door to data exploitation that could violate civil rights and harm vulnerable populations.

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