In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, 28 April, Alessandra Pierucci, who chairs the ‘Committee of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 on data protection’, and Jean-Philippe Walter, who serves as Data Protection Commissioner of the Council of Europe, warn against the negative effects of using digital contact tracing applications in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
Their aim is “to contribute to the reflections currently underway in many countries” by reiterating that...