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      <journal-title>JMIRx Med</journal-title>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2563-6316</issn>
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          <subject>Peer-Review Report</subject>
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        <article-title>Peer Review of “COVID-19 and Cybersecurity: Finally, an Opportunity to Disrupt?”</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="editor">
          <name>
            <surname>Meinert</surname>
            <given-names>Edward</given-names>
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          <collab>Anonymous</collab>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <season>Apr-Jun</season>
        <year>2021</year>
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      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>6</day>
        <month>5</month>
        <year>2021</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <elocation-id>e29096</elocation-id>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>25</day>
          <month>3</month>
          <year>2021</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>25</day>
          <month>3</month>
          <year>2021</year>
        </date>
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      <copyright-statement>© Anonymous. Originally published in JMIRx Med (https://med.jmirx.org), 06.05.2021.</copyright-statement>
      <copyright-year>2021</copyright-year>
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      <related-article related-article-type="companion" id="preprint21069" ext-link-type="doi" xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.21069" vol="2" page="e21069" xlink:title="Preprint:" xlink:type="simple">https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/21069</related-article>
      <related-article related-article-type="companion" id="v2i2e29517" ext-link-type="doi" xlink:href="10.2196/29517" vol="2" page="e29517" xlink:title="Authors' Response to Peer-Review Reports:" xlink:type="simple">https://med.jmirx.org/2021/2/e29517/</related-article>
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        <kwd>COVID-19</kwd>
        <kwd>cybersecurity</kwd>
        <kwd>challenges and disruption</kwd>
        <kwd>data protection</kwd>
        <kwd>privacy</kwd>
        <kwd>health data</kwd>
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    <p>
      <italic>This is a peer-review report submitted for the paper "COVID-19 and Cybersecurity: Finally, an Opportunity to Disrupt?"</italic>
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      <title>Round 1 Review:</title>
      <p>Dear Authors,</p>
      <p>Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this paper [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref1">1</xref>]. I found it very interesting, useful, and well-written. I have made some comments on how the paper, in my view, can be further enhanced. Please consider them as suggestions:</p>
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        <title>Introduction</title>
        <p>For reader-friendliness: provide a short explanation of abbreviations (eg, COVID-19) the first time they appear in the text.</p>
        <p>I miss some references in a few sentences, such as “Within the literature, recommendations are that data analyses are initiated and concluded openly, in accordance with the law and with respect for privacy.”</p>
        <p>I also think that this section can be expanded.</p>
        <p>At the end, when you outline the focus of the study and possible implications, it would be interesting to learn more about in the way in which documentation can serve as a learning tool. I recommend adding examples of practical and theoretical implications.</p>
      </sec>
      <sec>
        <title>COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Security, and Safety</title>
        <p>I would like to see information on how we are dealing with misinformation and false news and groups resisting the response to the pandemic under the topic of Education/Media, as this is an important issue the European Union and other countries are facing. Is this an EU or country-by-country initiative?</p>
      </sec>
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        <title>Conclusion</title>
        <p>The introduction to the conclusion is very similar to the beginning of the paper. The conclusion, to me, has the feel of being more of a summary than an actual conclusion. I would recommend narrowing down this section.</p>
      </sec>
      <sec>
        <title>Language</title>
        <p>The language is overall very good. Some editing is recommended to ensure consistency in terminology and structure.</p>
      </sec>
      <sec>
        <title>Limitations</title>
        <p>The paper is very positive without discussing limitations, challenges, and problems sufficiently. I suggest either incorporating this discussion throughout or providing a section at the end that also discusses the effectiveness of the measures as understood to date as well as current and future anticipated challenges.</p>
      </sec>
      <sec>
        <title>References</title>
        <p>References should be expanded to include current literature. You should also add more references. Please include the following references: [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref2">2</xref>-<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref6">6</xref>].</p>
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