“There is an infectious disease legislation that basically allows you to ask for everything you need to safeguard public health.” But contact tracing always involves questions about private life. For example, who you see, when and where. Can be sensitive here and there. “
The Privacy Commission certainly sees fit: “It is an invasion of privacy. In the sense that it asks questions that otherwise wouldn’t be asked. So yes, there needs to be a clear and orderly legal framework. We are on this are currently reviewing the legislation that is being proposed, and we will be giving an opinion on it shortly, “said President David Stevens.
Some nuance anyway: “In a recent Royal Decree, of June 26, 2020, it says that quite a few things may be asked of people who may have had contact with infected persons: the name, for example, the INSZ number, contact details and so on, but certainly – and that is important – questions can be asked about the movements made. “
The Royal Decree lists the rules down to the smallest detail. Failure to comply will risk sanctions. Contact tracers have a confidentiality obligation anyway.
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