The importance of facilitating transfers of epidemiological data

08/06/2021 | IAPP

The effects of COVID-19 on the global data protection landscape are innumerable. What's clear to independent consultant Stephen Johnson and BRG Institute Project Lead Bruce Guile is digital epidemiology is "not just a common need, but a shared need" worldwide. That realisation created an understanding of how essential it is to effectively transfer epidemiological data from nation to nation. Johnson and Guile explain their take on these transfers and offer their proposal for the best and safest way to facilitate them.

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