Federal Privacy Watchdog Investigating ArriveCan’s Collection, Use of Personal Data

Federal Privacy Watchdog Investigating ArriveCan’s Collection, Use of Personal Data
A smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app is seen in a photo illustration made in Toronto on June 29, 2022. The Canadian Press/Giordano Ciampini
Isaac Teo
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Following a recent complaint, an investigation is underway into the collection of personal data through the federal government’s ArriveCan app and the data’s subsequent usage, Canada’s federal privacy watchdog confirms. 
“Our office has received and is currently investigating a complaint that raises concerns with respect to the collection of personal information through ArriveCAN and subsequent use of that information,” the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) told The Epoch Times in an email.