{"id":1281,"date":"2020-04-07T19:08:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2023-03-13T02:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T02:41:01","slug":"coronavirus-surveillance-tactics-raise-questions-about-civil-liberties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/posts\/coronavirus-surveillance-tactics-raise-questions-about-civil-liberties","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Surveillance Tactics Raise Questions About Civil Liberties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Despite pushback from civil liberties groups, governments around the world have been exploring the lure of, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-tech-trfn\/coronavirus-controls-increase-surveillance-danger-idUSKBN20S0GJ\">in some cases using<\/a>, mass digital surveillance technologies as a serum to slow the spread of <a href=\"https:\/\/anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com\/w-024-2987\">COVID-19<\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One hundred years on from the Spanish flu, the world again\nfinds itself in the throes of a pandemic. With the darkest days possibly still ahead,\nCOVID-19 continues to take both a human and economic toll on countries across\nthe world. There have been over 74,767 reported deaths to date and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/03\/1059011\">the United Nations has estimated<\/a> that the\noutbreak could cost the global economy up to USD 2 trillion this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As citizens continue to battle the pandemic as best they\ncan, governments around the globe continue to face their own nightmarish\npredicament: containing the spread of the virus before more irreparable damage\nis done. With all options on the table, and as the experience of several\ncountries might suggest, implementing a form of digital panopticon with the\nhelp of mass surveillance technologies might be one way to save more lives and\nbreathe life to devasted economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mass surveillance in the digital age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The panopticon, in its traditional sense, was a concept created by British social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> Century. It comprised a central tower in a prison, overlooking all the cells so that prisoners believed they were always under surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century, the proliferation of technology has given rise to the digital panopticon, facilitating the ubiquitous tracking and monitoring of regular citizens in their daily lives. Capabilities afforded by these technologies are now being brought closer to the forefront of social and political debate, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2020\/03\/27\/covid-19-phone-location-tracking-its-moving-fast-this-is-whats-happening-now\/#426c500c11d3\">numerous countries<\/a> either begin to explore or implement them. For example, in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>China, local governments have implemented\nvarious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-china-health-data-collection\/china-rolls-out-fresh-data-collection-campaign-to-combat-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K0LW\">data collection campaigns<\/a>\nincluding app-based barcodes and questionnaires which track the health status\nand movement of citizens.<\/li><li>Singapore, the government uses the TraceTogether\napp, which relies on geo-location technology, to track the spread of\ncoronavirus.<\/li><li>Israel, new laws have been passed to facilitate\nincreased citizen tracking through an app known as &#8220;HaMagen&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a detailed comparison of various apps (including TraceTogether and HaMagen) and <a href=\"https:\/\/anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com\/w-014-9499\">software<\/a> development kits (SDKs) that have been deployed in the emergency response to COVID-19, see <a href=\"https:\/\/fpf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Privacy-Pandemics-The-Role-of-Mobile-Apps.pdf\">Future of Privacy Forum: Privacy &amp; Pandemics: The Role of Mobile Apps (Chart)<\/a>. The comparison covers many areas, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The scope of personal data collected.<\/li><li>How personal data is collected.<\/li><li>Who can access the data.<\/li><li>The purposes the data is used for.<\/li><li>Where the data is stored.<\/li><li>How long the data is stored.<\/li><li>Proportionality, fundamental rights, and data protection &amp; privacy issues.<\/li><li>Whether the app or SDK is developed with open source software <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Civil liberties groups voice concern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the race to mitigate the impact of COVID-19,\ninternational and domestic civil liberties groups have expressed concerns about\nthe prospect of increased digital surveillance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human Rights Watch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Human Rights Watch has recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/04\/02\/joint-civil-society-statement-states-use-digital-surveillance-technologies-fight\">called\non governments not to increase digital surveillance<\/a> unless certain\nconditions are met. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>That any surveillance measures being adopted in\nresponse to COVID-19 must be lawful, necessary and proportionate. <\/li><li>Specific time-bound restrictions on the duration\nof any expanded monitoring and surveillance powers.<\/li><li>That the States must ensure, among other things,\nthat the increased collection and use of personal data, including health data,\nis only used for purposes of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Their other conditions seek to address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The use of <a href=\"https:\/\/anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com\/w-011-9921\">big data<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/posts\/artificial-intelligence-comes-to-cybersecurity\">artificial intelligence<\/a> systems, and potential discrimination concerns.<\/li><li>The Government&#8217;s protection of people&#8217;s data through appropriate security measures.<\/li><li>The legality of data sharing agreements that may be entered into by governments with other public or private sector entities.<\/li><li>Accountability mechanisms and safeguards against abuse.<\/li><li>Participation of relevant stakeholders, including the most marginalised population groups.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electronic Frontiers Australia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), a\nnon-profit national organisation that promotes and protects digital rights and\ncivil liberties, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efa.org.au\/2020\/04\/02\/efa-talks-digital-rights-during-covid-19-pandemic\/\">voiced\nsimilar concerns<\/a> to those expressed by Human Rights Watch. These include\nthe potential erosion of civil liberties in response to the pandemic, and\nwhether the measures being taken are necessary and proportionate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EFA has announced a series of online lectures, that will\ninclude discussions with digital, health and legal experts, to address the\nconcerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amnesty International<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amnesty International is also concerned that mass\nsurveillance technologies might fundamentally alter privacy and other human\nrights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access Now <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Access Now, a body that defends and promotes\ndigital rights, released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessnow.org\/cms\/assets\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Access-Now-recommendations-on-Covid-and-data-protection-and-privacy.pdf\">recommendations\non privacy and data protection<\/a> in the fight against COVID-19. These\nrecommendations address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Collection and use of health data.<\/li><li>Tracking and geo-location.<\/li><li>Public-private partnerships regarding apps,\nwebsites, and services used as a response to COVID-19.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Policing COVID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Policing COVID is run by legal and human rights advocacy\norganisations with the assistance of a network of policing academics. Policing\nCOVID seeks to ensure that police in Australia use their new powers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Responsibly.<\/li><li>Fairly.<\/li><li>Without bias and prejudice. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Data collected by Policing COVID allows it to monitor the\nimpact of new policing powers against the aims listed above. Their website\nincludes a <a href=\"https:\/\/covidpolicing.org.au\/report\/\">portal to submit\nreports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future of Privacy Forum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-profit organisation, Future of Privacy Forum (FPF),\nhas explored the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis in its Privacy and\nPandemics series. Challenges FPF sees include COVID-19&#8217;s impact on existing\nethical, privacy and data protection frameworks. For further information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/fpf.org\/2020\/03\/25\/a-closer-look-at-location-data-privacy-and-pandemics\/\">FPF:\nA Closer Look at Location Data: Privacy and Pandemics<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will mass surveillance technology be used in Australia to fight COVID-19? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian government has flagged that as part of its\nresponse to COVID-19, it will be conducting additional modelling and\nsurveillance activities to help fight the outbreak. According to the\nGovernment, the enhanced surveillance will (in summary) be used to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Investigate cases and their household contacts,\nto determine transmissibility.<\/li><li>Expand existing community, primary care and\nhospital surveillance systems.<\/li><li>Determine levels of immunity to COVID-19.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At this stage, it is not clear what the ultimate form of\nenhanced surveillance will take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surveillance legislation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Existing federal, state and territory laws as well as\ncriminal legislation govern surveillance in Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979\n(Cth) and Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) (Telecommunications Act) impose\ndata security and data retention obligations on telecommunications service\nproviders. The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017\nupdates the Telecommunications Act and requires carriers, carriage service\nproviders, and intermediaries to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use their best efforts to ensure network\nsecurity and information confidentiality.<\/li><li>In some cases, notify regulators of planned\nchanges to their systems or services that are likely to create material\nvulnerabilities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment\n(Assistance and Access) Act 2018 amends the Telecommunications Act and\nprescribes voluntary and mandatory assistance from telecommunications service\nproviders to law enforcement and intelligence agencies regarding encryption\ntechnologies through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Technical assistance requests.<\/li><li>Technical assistance notices.<\/li><li>Technical capability notices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (Cth) governs the use of\nsurveillance devices by Australian government agencies and police of the\nAustralian states and territories when they are using surveillance devices\nunder Commonwealth laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compliance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com\/w-005-8244\">Australian Privacy Principles<\/a> (APPs)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com\/w-005-8244\">APP entities<\/a>, which\ninclude Commonwealth government ministers, departments and bodies, should\nensure that they have appropriate systems and processes in place to ensure that\nthey can comply with the APPs. The APPs outline how an APP entity must handle,\nuse and manage <a href=\"https:\/\/anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com\/w-003-9190\">personal\ninformation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under APP 6 (use or disclosure of personal information), an\nAPP entity must only use or disclose personal information for a purpose for\nwhich it was collected and not for another purpose, except where the individual\nhas either consented to a secondary use (or disclosure) of the information or\nan exception applies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, under APP 6.2(b), there is an exception where\nthe secondary use (or disclosure) is required or authorised by, or under:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An Australian law.<\/li><li>A court or tribunal order.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the lesser-known exceptions in the Privacy Act 1988\n(Cth) (Privacy Act) enable sharing of personal information in other scenarios,\nincluding under:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>APP 6.2(c), in the event that a &#8220;permitted general situation&#8221; exists in relation to the secondary use or disclosure. Section 16A lists seven general permitted situations. For example, if the use or disclosure is necessary to lessen or prevent a serious threat to life, health or safety of any individual, or to public health or safety.<\/li><li>APP 6.2(d), health information may be shared if a &#8220;permitted health situation&#8221; exists in relation to the secondary use or disclosure. Section 16B lists three permitted health situations. For example, if the use or disclosure is authorised under Australian law and necessary for: <ul><li>research relevant to public health or public safety; or <\/li><\/ul><ul><li>the compilation or analysis of statistics relevant to public health or public safety.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanded powers in times of crisis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the National Health Security Act 2007 (Cth) (NHS Act)\nand the Privacy Act allow for expanded federal powers in times of crisis, the\nformer in relation to public health crises and the latter in times of\nemergency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the NHS Act, the Australian government is authorised\nto exchange public health surveillance information (including personal\ninformation) between the states and territories and the World Health\nOrganisation (WHO). State and territory governments are also responsible for\ncollecting surveillance data to contribute to the national picture and to\ninform the jurisdictional public health response. While no specific action has\nbeen taken in response to COVID-19 under this legislation, the government has\ntaken action to facilitate increased data-gathering in other circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in response to the 2019\/2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/posts\/coronavirus-and-bushfires-rekindle-interest-in-force-majeure\">Australian bushfires<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaic.gov.au\/privacy\/guidance-and-advice\/australian-bushfires-disaster-emergency-declaration-understanding-your-privacy-obligations\/\">declaration of a national emergency under section 80J of the Privacy Act (Declaration)<\/a> provided Commonwealth agencies and certain private-sector organisations with increased discretion over the collection, use and disclosure of personal information for the purposes of responding to the crisis. That Declaration is effective until 20 January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private sector tracking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports also indicate that private sector organisations have\nbeen assisting Government with the fight against COVID-19. For example, Google\nand Vodafone have each released information, based on mobile phone location\ndata, to allow the Government to obtain a better picture of trends in movement\nacross the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private sector organisations that are APP entities need to\nensure that they continue to meet their compliance obligations under the APPs.\nFor example, the APPs require an APP entity to have a clearly expressed and\nup-to-date privacy policy (APP 1.3). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the COVID-19 situation in each country continues to develop, governments and private sector actors should assume that civil liberties groups will continue watching developments closely in their efforts to guard against unlawful or unethical overreach.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For a collection of resources drafted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to assist counsel working across jurisdictions, see the Practical Law <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com\/w-024-3138\"><strong>Global Coronavirus Toolkit<\/strong><\/a><strong> for free access to resources spanning the UK, the US, China, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. 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