Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-09 20:54:51 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 598C04DB46F2C34EC9CF982886432949466A63395C92B7C6EA828723664468E7
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It is important to note that while the PHAC did access mobility data, the agency stated the data was anonymized & aggregated & it was used for public health purposes rather than for individual “spying”. Measures to allow users to opt out of sharing data were added. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadas-public-health-agency-admits-it-tracked-33-million-mobile-devices-during-lockdown https://globalnews.ca/news/8503895/watchdog-probing-officials-cell-location-data/ https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/investigations/investigations-into-federal-institutions/2022-23/pa_20230529_phac/ https://nypost.com/2021/12/25/canada-secretly-tracked-33-million-phones-during-lockdown/
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