‘Invasion of Privacy’: Watchdogs Concerned About Apps Tracking Covid-19 Patients

‘Invasion of Privacy’: Watchdogs Concerned About Apps Tracking Covid-19 Patients
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Dec. 10, 2019. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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VANCOUVER—Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID−19.

New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskatchewan are among the provinces looking at or planning on creating smartphone apps that would track a user’s whereabouts.