This is the natural endpoint of an online privacy debate that has always been more about culture war and competition policy than actual, empirical evidence of harm. The moment there is a need for a reasonable balance of equities, ten years of European rhetoric just evaporates. https://twitter.com/alecstapp/status/1252744153563377665

Don’t worry, the moment this is over ambitious European data protection commissioners will file complaints against any American companies that acted in good faith to reduce the spread of a deadly disease. Which is why the companies are unlikely to participate.