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How The Coronavirus Highlighted The Benefits of Drone Delivery
James Burgess, CEO of Wing, joins Cheddar to discuss the role drones play in supporting public health and how people's perspective on drones changed amid COVID-19.
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Nationwide COVID-19 contact tracing app set for launch
A cellphone app that will alert users if they've come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 will soon be available. Ontario will roll out the app first. Former Ontario privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian says the...
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Why most Canadian police forces don’t use body cameras
ctivists are urging Canadian police forces to deploy body-worn cameras to their officers. The technology is currently being used only in Calgary, although Toronto's police chief says he is "fast-tracking" deployment.
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Signal Rolls Out New Privacy Tool
Signal introduces a new privacy tool that allows users to blur faces. The tool is only available for Android users.
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US city deploys camera-equipped planes for surveillance
The US city of Baltimore is deploying a controversial method of surveillance that was developed for use in Iraq.
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Ottawa looking into using one contact tracing app for all of Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau says he hopes there will be one smartphone app that Canadians can use to track and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Coronavirus: MEPs warn tracing apps must protect privacy
MEPs have been debating the future of COVID-19 tracking apps on smartphones that are aimed at getting a grip on the disease's spread. The apps use Bluetooth technology to give authorities an idea who an infected person has come into...
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US coronavirus lockdown: Phone data reveals more movement
In a pandemic where many are tired of sheltering in the privacy of their homes, more and more Americans are venturing out.
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Zoom Security Analyst: "A Bunch of Bugs Gave Been Found and Fixed Over the Last Couple of Months"
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, videoconferencing for remote working, learning and social interaction has taken center stage, and so have companies that provide the service. Zoom has gone viral over the last few weeks as it...
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Zoom Security Analyst: 'A Bunch of Bugs Gave Been Found and Fixed'
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, videoconferencing for remote working, learning and social interaction has taken center stage, and so have companies that provide the service. Zoom has gone viral over the last few weeks as it...
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StopCOVID: France's controversial tracing app ready by June, government says
The French app StopCovid, which aims to trace people who have tested positive for coronavirus in order to slow the spread of the illness, will be ready on 2 June, the French government announced on Tuesday. "We will be ready on 2 June,"...
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Provinces consider using contact-tracing apps to fight COVID-19
Tech companies are releasing apps to track contacts between people who may have contracted COVID-19. Ann Cavoukian, a privacy advocate and former information and privacy commissioner of Ontario, says her concern is that people won't...
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Trudeau questioned about contact tracing apps and privacy rights
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to reporters on Wednesday
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Coronavirus: French MPs approve COVID-19 tracing app despite privacy concerns
French MPs have approved the launch of a COVID-19 tracing app, as part of a wide-range set of measures for easing a national lockdown. The app, named StopCovid, will be one of the first of its kind to be launched by a European...
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StopCOVID: the French government's controversial tracing app project raises privacy concerns
The French government has postponed a debate on its tracing app project after many questions were raised over privacy issues. The French Prime Minister suggested the app would be submitted to a specific vote but no date has been set yet....
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StopCOVID: the French government's controversial tracing-app project raises privacy concerns
The French government has postponed a debate on its tracing app project after many questions were raised over privacy issues. The French Prime Minister suggested that the app would be submitted to a specific vote but no date has been set...
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Bains on the possible use of digital apps for contact tracing
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government is working with tech companies on a possible tech approach to contact tracing, although the job of tracking COVID-19 cases falls within provincial jurisdiction.
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Coronavirus tracking apps must be 'voluntary' and 'time-limited', EU insists
As Europe looks towards loosening lockdown restrictions - containing new outbreaks remains critical. Mobile phone tracking applications are part of the solution to monitor the spread, but it means our privacy is invaded. "We need to be...
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Zoom Video Hits Turbulence
Video-conferencing app Zoom Video has exploded in popularity as more people than ever are looking to work and socialize remotely, but concerns about its privacy and security policies are growing. Connecticut Attorney General William...
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Why Newly Passed Stimulus Included $15 Billion for Independent Entertainment Venues
Live entertainment venues were among the first institutions to shut down at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and will likely be among the last to reopen. But the newly passed stimulus is putting this industry back in the spotlight...
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'Zoom bombing': FBI warns of hackers, privacy concerns
'Zoom bombing' is when hackers hijack a Zoom video-calling session and take over the screen, sometimes showing pornography or other objectionable and unsolicited material.
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Should we worry about surveillance during the pandemic? | Start Here
Apps, drones and facial recognition are helping to contain COVID-19. Start Here asks: How much surveillance is too much?
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Dr. Tam on using personal data to slow down COVID-19
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says some provinces have come up with innovative ways to tackle the spread of COVID-19, but the best approach is still for everyone to respect social distancing.