In the midst of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and in an effort to mitigate its effects and delay its spread, governments, as well as public, private, and voluntary organizations are already adopting measures that involve the processing of personal data (such as name, address, workplace, travel details) of individuals, including also ‘sensitive’ personal data (such as data relating to health).

To this end, both the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA), and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued guidelines concerning personal data processing in relation to measures taken by private entities and public authorities in order to address the COVID-19 crisis.