Surveillance is a tool for identifying emerging disease trends as well as mitigating the spread of COVID-19. The desire to link national surveillance systems to one single database has been sought for reporting accurate case information and data. Being able to access timely data is crucial for public health officials and researchers. Meanwhile, the pandemic has widened the inequities of privacy rights and health security in terms of managing the spread of the coronavirus as well as the rise in surveillance technology. In times of disaster, technology companies may leverage access to information and data. In this context, undocumented citizens may be vulnerable to breaches in their privacy rights. This panel of legal experts considers the concerns of privacy rights, health security, and concerns of the undocumented community.
May 10, 2021 ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Pandemic Technology Surveillance: Privacy Rights, Health Security and the Undocumented
Panelists
- Manjit Gill, Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment and Compliance, Bang Energy
- Shruti Rana, Assistant Dean for Curricular and Undergraduate Affairs; Diversity Officer; Director of the International Law and Institutions Program; Professor, International Law Practice and Class of 1963 Wells Program Professor, Indiana University Bloomington
- Michael E. Tigar, Professor Emeritus of Law, Duke University School of Law
Moderator
- Sandy Chiu, Intellectual Property Attorney, Greenberg Traurig LLP; Immediate Past President, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida
Joint Sponsor: ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice
Co-Sponsors: ABA Center for Human Rights, ABA Center for Public Interest Law, ABA Commission on Disability Rights, ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty, ABA Commission on Immigration, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, ABA Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline, ABA Criminal Justice Section, ABA Diversity and Inclusion Center, ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, ABA International Law Section, ABA Law Student Division, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress, ABA Standing Committee on Public Education, ABA Young Lawyers Division
Resources
Transcript: Pandemic Technology Surveillance: Privacy Rights, Health Security and the Undocumented
Resisting Wholesale Electronic Invasion of the Fourth Amendment
The National Security State: The End of Separation of Powers
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