Ética y protección de datos de salud en contexto de pandemiauna referencia especial al caso de las aplicaciones de rastreo de contactos

  1. Ausín, Txetxu 1
  2. Andreu Martínez, M.ª Belén 2
  1. 1 Instituto de Filosofía
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    Instituto de Filosofía

    Madrid, España

    Geographic location of the organization Instituto de Filosofía
  2. 2 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

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    Geographic location of the organization Universidad de Murcia
Journal:
Enrahonar: an international journal of theoretical and practical reason

ISSN: 0211-402X,  2014-881X

Year of publication: 2020

Issue Title: Ètica i salut en temps de pandèmia. Reflexions sobre cures i justícia social

Issue: 65

Pages: 47-56

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5565/REV/ENRAHONAR.1304 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The analysis and massive treatment (big data) of health data using artificial intelligence algorithms, as well as platforms and applications for contact tracking and geolocation, have been proposed as necessary tools to successfully manage a situation like the current COVID-19 pandemic. Examples such as those from South Korea, Norway or Singapore seem to be having an impact and Europe has been quick to endorse them, although without losing sight of its own regulatory framework, the protection of fundamental rights, and respect for basic ethical principles. We raise some ethical and legal questions regarding the processing of health data in a context of public health emergency such as the present one: legitimacy, limitations to consent, public/private relations, security, and privacy, among others. To this end, we take as a reference the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), recommendations of the European Commission, guidelines of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), pronouncements such as that of the Spanish Bioethics Committee or the recent European framework on digitalisation (February–March 2020).

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