With strong privacy rules, Canada and the EU could combat COVID-19 together

As governments around the globe are considering and developing data-driven solutions in the fight against the pandemic, they face similar challenges concerning their privacy implications.

Digital tools, from contact tracing and warning apps to telemedicine or symptom checkers, can really make a difference, writes Didier Reynders.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY DIDIER REYNDERS

May 6, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are facing an unprecedented challenge for our health-care systems, economic stability, and way of life. Technology and data have a significant role to play in combating this major crisis. Digital tools, from contact tracing and warning apps to telemedicine or symptom ...

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