The coronavirus pandemic has seen governments increase surveillance to curb its spread, leading to worries about violations of data privacy. The economic disruption of the virus has also sparked fears that businesses might flout regulations, for example by under-declaring their performance. And with a majority of employees having to work from home, their exposure to cyber-attacks has never been greater. Financial Standard spoke to PwC Head of Regulatory, Compliance and Advisory Joseph Githaiga on these concerns and much more.
What are some of the emerging issues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic around data privacy and should we be worried?