UPDATE: COVID Alert was released, after a significant delay, on July 31st. It can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store today! It takes just a few minutes to install and set up!
COVID Alert, the exposure notifications application built by the Ontario Government, releases on July 2nd. Ontario is the first Canadian province to pilot the national strategy for coronavirus contact tracing that was made possible by Google and Apple. This naturally raises some questions. Is your privacy protected if you use this application? Are there better options? Josh MacEwen did a deep-dive and shares his findings.
Will you download COVID Alert? Do you have legitimate concerns with regard to contact tracing after watching this video? Please share your views on COVID Alert and contact tracing!
References
- Ontario will use contact tracing app to prepare for possible second wave of COVID-19
- Coronavirus contact-tracing app to launch nationally in early July, Trudeau says
- Ford government willing to participate in nationwide contact tracing app
- Made-in-Canada contact tracing app ready for testing in Ontario: Trudeau
- New COVID-19 contact tracing app to be tested in Ontario starting in July
- Coronavirus contact-tracing app to launch nationally in early July, Trudeau says
- Province’s plan for COVID-19 contact-tracing app denied by Ottawa
- What is coronavirus contact tracing and how important is it as Canada reopens?
- Ontario Enhancing COVID-19 Case and Contact Management
- Here’s how Apple and Google’s Exposure Notification API works while securing privacy
- Germany Launches Contact-Tracing, Norway Halts Its System
- Norway pulls its coronavirus contacts-tracing app after privacy watchdog’s warning
- Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway contact tracing apps among most dangerous for privacy
- Here’s your first look at Ontario’s new COVID-19 contact tracing app
- Canada’s Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Will Be Piloted In Ontario
- Ontario to pilot COVID contact tracing app, expected to launch July 2
- Canada’s new COVID-19 contact tracing app: What are the privacy concerns?
- Building an App to Notify Users of COVID-19 Exposure
- Exposure Notification Framework
- Setting Up an Exposure Notification Server
- Exposure Notification Frequently Asked Questions
- Exposure Notification Reference Server | Covid-19 Exposure Notifications
- Exposure Notification Cryptography Specification
- Contact Tracing Bluetooth Specification
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