Finland’s Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman launched an investigation into the University of Helsinki’s data protection safeguards after reviewing data transfers of biometric research data to Chinese biotechnology company BGI Group. Data Protection Commissioner Anu Talus said the DPA has not assessed China’s adequacy level for data transfers, and if data protection safeguards are not enlisted, “there is a risk that personal data may be used for purposes other than those for which it was intended.”
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