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Canada’s COVID Alert app is a case of tech-driven bad policy design – The Conversation Canada
Collecting data using contact tracing apps won’t do much to curb the spread of COVID-19. And it’s a mistake to design policy based on this information.
The July 31 release of Canadas COVID Alert app was greeted with almost universal praise. Privacy experts applauded its strong privacy protections, echoing the official app websites extensive detailing of how your privacy is protected, including a link to an entire other page that explains how COVID Alert protects your privacy, which in turn links to Health Canadas privacy assessment of the app.
The focus on privacy was so overwhelming that you could be forgiven for thinking the apps entire purp…
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