COVID-19 Surveillance

• Ethics committee calls on PHAC to halt cellphone data collection to study COVID-19 patterns

  The committee passed a motion calling on the government to suspend plans to extend the collection of cellphone location data due to privacy concerns.

  Tech

  Jan 31, 2022
  
• Opposition MPs push to suspend public health officials’ use of cellphone location data

  The federal public health agency says the location data was 'de-identified' and could not be linked to individual Canadians’ movement, but privacy advocates still concerned.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2022
  
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• Canada’s privacy watchdog probing health officials’ use of cellphone location data

  Commons committee will hold emergency meeting Thursday to discuss the Public Health Agency of Canada’s plans to purchase the cellphone location data of millions of citizens.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2022
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• Alberta COVID-19 wastewater surveillance study wrapping up next month

  The study is being done to see whether wastewater could play a role in the early detection of COVID-19 in a community. It's scheduled to wrap up at the end of May.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2021