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Data Protection Risks Due to Remote Working
For example, employees living in shared accommodation required to participate in conference calls should be provided with headsets to ensure that sensitive information is not overheard by housemates, as well as laptop privacy filters.Similarly, paper should be minimised when working remotely and if individual workplace assessments deem necessary, additional security equipment such as shredders or filing cabinets should be provided to those remote workers who are routinely accessing high-risk categories of data.Employers may now find themselves increasingly communicating with remote workers through new channels such as personal mobiles numbers or via messaging apps. These bring their own challenges in terms of whether staff have appropriate security on personal devices and to also ensure that there is no inappropriate use of messaging apps on work devices.Organisations may also be required to communicate with the HSE in relation to contact tracing and data sharing.
The HSE considers privacy and patient confidentiality as central to ensuring the accuracy of reported cases of COVID-19 and encouraging those with a suspected case of COVID-19 to come forward. Under GDPR, employers are justified in asking employees to inform them of a diagnosis, but their diagnosis should not be shared with other members of staff – individuals should be informed on an anonymous basis where appropriate…
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