Health Canada Defends ArriveCAN Privacy, Says Personal Info Isn’t Shared ‘Directly’ With Foreign Entities

Health Canada Defends ArriveCAN Privacy, Says Personal Info Isn’t Shared ‘Directly’ With Foreign Entities
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
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The personal information collected by ArriveCAN from travellers upon entry into Canada is not being shared “directly” with foreign entities, according to Health Canada, but rather displayed anonymously on the web.

The privacy notice of the ArriveCAN app, which the government says must be filled out in order to enter the country, currently makes no reference as to whether the information is shared directly or indirectly, and only states that the personal information may be disclosed to international organizations.
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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