DATA PROTECTION AND CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Information Commissioner recognises the unprecedented challenges we are all facing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and understands that, in the current climate, there may be a need to share information quickly, or to adapt the way work is conducted. In principle, data protection will not stop you from doing that, but it is important that the balance of proportionality tips in favour of your proposed actions.
In this document the Commissioner provides answers to some questions you may be asking yourself in respect of data protection regulation during the current COVID-19 pandemic.