Processing personal data associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 outbreak is leading to the additional processing of considerable amounts of personal data, most of which is sensitive personal data, as well as to heightened cybersecurity risks as much of the workforce adapts to working from home. The good news is that the GDPR should be flexible enough to cover most situations, but data privacy law continues to apply and you need to be careful not to lower compliance during this difficult period.

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