  While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be as complex as ever, the
collection and exchange of data in the light of fighting coronavirus poses a
major challenge for privacy systems around the globe. The disease's size and
magnitude is not uncommon but it appears to be at the point of hysteria
surrounding it. Consequently, in a very short time, extreme measures for
dealing with the situation appear to have become the norm. Any such actions
affect the privacy of individuals in particular. For some cases, there is
intensive monitoring of the whole population while the medical data of those
diagnosed with the virus is commonly circulated through institutions and
nations. This may well be in the interest of saving the world from a deadly
disease, but is it really appropriate and right? Although creative solutions
have been implemented in many countries to address the issue, proponents of
privacy are concerned that technologies will eventually erode privacy, while
regulators and privacy supporters are worried about what kind of impact this
could bring. While that tension has always been present, privacy has been
thrown into sharp relief by the sheer urgency of containing an exponentially
spreading virus. The essence of this dilemma indicates that establishing the
right equilibrium will be the best solution. The jurisprudence concerning cases
regarding the willingness of public officials to interfere with the
constitutional right to privacy in the interests of national security or public
health has repeatedly proven that a reasonable balance can be reached.
