Edgar Lee
Mr. Lee is an associate in the Data & Technology Transactions Practice of Latham & Watkins' London office. Mr. Lee advises clients across a range of sectors including social media, gaming, healthcare, payments and financial services, private equity, and venture capital. Mr. Lee has experience advising on an array of technology and commercial issues including:
• Global data privacy matters;
• Large scale technology and outsourcing transactions and commercial contracts;
• Intellectual property; and
• Fintech and payments.
Before joining Latham, Mr. Lee served as an editor of the Cambridge Law Review and the managing editor of the University of Cambridge’s undergraduate law journal, De Lege Ferenda. Both journals count former President of the International Court of Justice Judge Hisashi Owada and former Lord of Appeal Lord Peter Millet as members of their honorary boards.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2022
Qualification
- BA (Hons) Law (2019)
Education
- University of Cambridge, Wolfson College (2019)
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PRACTICE NOTES
Digital health data protection in the UK and EU: wearables, AI diagnostics and electronic health records - GDPR/UK GDPR (DUAA 2025) case studies and compliance guidance
What is digital health?
Digital health is a broad umbrella describing how information and communication technologies are used to enhance prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and the management of health conditions and lifestyle habits that influence wellbeing. Its rise reflects the coming together of healthcare and technology, and a move away from provider‑focused, ‘one size fits all’ delivery towards personalised, patient‑centred care.
This Practice Note explores data protection considerations across three digital health use cases:
Wearables
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical diagnostics
Digital health records
Unlike mobile health (mHealth), which is limited to care delivered via mobile devices, digital health is wider in scope. It encompasses modern care models such as digital therapeutics, telemedicine, digitised health systems and electronic health records, as well as AI, machine learning and data analytics. For more on mHealth, see Practice Notes: Digital health—regulation of mHealth apps and medical software and mHealth—data protection considerations.
Digital health solutions can be applied at every stage of a person’s healthcare journey. Examples include:
prevention: in applications that analyse lifestyle, habits or...
Life Sciences
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