Data privacy and data protection, during the current covid-19 pandemic

From the very beginning of the current Pandemic, the implementation of mobile applications designed for the location and tracking of infected persons appeared as one of the most promising answers in order to tackle the spread of Covid-19. As is well known, the EU - European Union has a remarkably robust Legal environment regarding Privacy and Data Protection. Therefore, the EU Institutions and competent bodies tried to address these issues in order to provide a common approach, or at least harmonized approaches, suitable to comply with the relevant rules. Being this a lecture and not an academic conference delivered to peers, we will start with an overview of the EU Legal framework concerning the processing of health-related personal data. Only after, will our focus turn to the pertinent statements from the Institutions and competent bodies.