The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to unveiling loopholes in Palestinian legislation. Throughout their struggle, over the past fifteen years, to pass an Access to Information law, Palestinians found themselves eye to eye with the dilemma of violating their right to privacy and the lack of minimum protection for their medical data. This impasse opened the door for many questions, such as what information are Palestinians entitled to access? How is their data processed? Who are the authorities who access citizens’ information? In addition to many other questions that remain unanswered. We also explore how the World Health Organization (WHO) approaches the privacy and protection of medical data globally. What steps has the WHO taken to raise the awareness of health institutions during the pandemic to protect patients’ privacy? What are the best practices embraced globally to preserve privacy and user data? The answer to these questions will help us understand the need for legislation on the right to privacy and data protection in Palestine!