Employees' health data processing in the COVID-19 emergency context: a practical case between emergency rules and GDPR.

In this article Prof. Avv. Alessandro del Ninno discusses the sensitive matter of employees' health data processing in light of the COVID-19 emergency. 

Particular attention is given to the relationship between data protection, employee's privacy and collective health righst protection. Is it possible to communicate the personal data of a COVID-19 affected employee to third parties, colleagues including? 

What kind of relationship can be found between data protection, privacy and constitutional protection of Public Health in terms of correct balance or prevailing of constitutional rights? How the GDPR applies in an emergency context? What is the GDPR ground of legitimacy of the related data processing of citizens' health data with the aim of monitoring the COVID-19 epidemic dissemination?

This article, starting from a real case history, provides operational answers to the above sensitive questions, in the perspective of balancing all the rights and interests implied.

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