Lexology January 28, 2021
Jackson Lewis PC

In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2021.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2021.

  1. COVID-19 privacy and security considerations.

During 2020, COVID-19 presented organizations large and small with new and unique data privacy and security considerations. Most organizations, particularly in their capacity as employers, needed to adopt COVID-19 screening and testing measures resulting in the collection of medical and other personal information from employees and others. This will continue in 2021 with the addition of vaccination programs. So, for 2021, ongoing vigilance will be needed to maintain the confidential and secure collection, storage, disclosure, and transmission of medical...

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Topics: Cybersecurity, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Healthcare System, HIPAA, IoT (Internet of Things), Privacy / Security, Public Health / COVID, Technology, Trends
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