Big Tech podcast: Carly Kind on contact-tracing apps

https://thelogic.co/news/podcast/big-tech-podcast-carly-kind-on-contact-tracing-apps/

The Vancouver company behind Hong Kong’s contact-tracing success

https://thelogic.co/news/the-vancouver-company-behind-hong-kongs-contact-tracing-success/

TraceSafe is positioning itself as an essential tool for getting employees back to work

Federal, Ontario governments launching apps to aid contact-tracing efforts

https://thelogic.co/news/federal-ontario-governments-to-launch-contact-tracing-app-in-july/

Exposure-notification apps produced with assistance from Shopify, BlackBerry

Provinces consider their own contact-tracing tech as Ottawa tries to avoid ‘patchwork’

https://thelogic.co/news/provinces-consider-their-own-contact-tracing-tech-as-ottawa-tries-to-avoid-patchwork/

Some governments eschewing app- and personal information-based measures

Montreal computer scientists expect to launch contact-tracing app in less than a week

https://thelogic.co/news/montreal-computer-scientists-expect-to-launch-contact-tracing-app-in-less-than-a-week/

Yoshua Bengio hopes government will support high-tech effort to curtail the ‘brutal and economically damaging’ practice of social distancing

Canadian Civil Liberties Association calls for safeguards in data-based COVID-19 contact tracing

https://thelogic.co/news/canadian-civil-liberties-association-calls-for-safeguards-in-data-based-covid-19-contact-tracing/

Federal government and some provinces considering tech measures

Federal government rules out adoption of Mila Institute’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app

https://thelogic.co/news/federal-government-rules-out-adoption-of-mila-institutes-covid-19-contact-tracing-app/

Decision suggests Ottawa favours app based on system developed by Apple and Google

Ryerson cyber-policy group calls for law preventing employers and businesses making contact-tracing apps mandatory

https://thelogic.co/news/ryerson-cyber-policy-group-calls-for-law-preventing-employers-and-businesses-making-contact-tracing-apps-mandatory/

Majority of Cybersecure Policy Exchange survey respondents support requiring downloads for public transit and workplace access

Facedrive finalizes acquisition of Foodora Canada’s assets, sending shares up 16 per cent

https://thelogic.co/briefing/facedrive-finalizes-acquisition-of-foodora-canadas-assets-sending-shares-up-16-per-cent/

Business owners cast blame on city, provincial governments for second-wave shutdown

https://thelogic.co/news/business-owners-cast-blame-on-city-provincial-governments-for-second-wave-shutdown/

‘My frustration is that we did our part, and we were finally building up momentum’