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Question 216 - CIPP-E discussion
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Jack worked as a Pharmacovigiliance Operations Specialist in the Irish office of a multinational pharmaceutical company on a clinical trial related to COVID-19. As part of his onboarding process Jack received privacy training He was explicitly informed that while he would need to process confidential patient data in the course of his work, he may under no circumstances use this data for anything other than the performance of work-related (asks This was also specified in the privacy policy, which Jack signed upon conclusion of the training.
After several months of employment, Jack got into an argument with a patient over the phone. Out of anger he later posted the patient's name and hearth information, along with disparaging comments, on a social media website. When this was discovered by his Pharmacovigilance supervisors. Jack was immediately dismissed
Jack's lawyer sent a letter to the company stating that dismissal was a disproportionate sanction, and that if Jack was not reinstated within 14 days his firm would have no alternative but to commence legal proceedings against the company. This letter was accompanied by a data access request from Jack requesting a copy of 'all personal data, including internal emails that were sent/received by Jack or where Jack is directly or indirectly identifiable from the contents. In relation to the emails Jack listed six members of the management team whose inboxes the required access.
How should the company respond to Jack's request to be forgotten?
The company should not erase the data at this time as it may be required to defend a legal claim of unfair dismissal.
The company should erase all data relating to Jack without undue delay as the right to be forgotten is an absolute right.
The company should claim that the right to be forgotten is not applicable to them, as only a fraction of their global workforce resides in the European Union.
The company should ensure that the information is stored outside of the European Union so that the right to be forgotten under the GDPR does not apply.
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