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    Can the state access mental health data?

    What does this category of data entail?


    A contribution from our expert partner in Data Protection & Privacy, Mauricio París, to the programme *Nuestra Voz*, on how data relating to mental health is considered sensitive data.


    Watch the full interview here.

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