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Coronavirus outbreak: What are the privacy risks behind ‘contact tracing’ apps?
Description
April 28, 2020
As companies like Apple and Google take measures to tackle COVID-19, Ryerson University Associate Professor Richard Lachman breaks down their high tech approach – and the privacy concerns contact tracing apps could pose.
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Coronavirus outbreak: What are the privacy risks behind ‘contact tracing’ apps?05:02 | April 28, 2020 -
Disney enters AI marketplace in massive deal with OpenAI02:00 | 1 hour ago -
‘Game changer’: 3D-printing breakthrough could transform chronic lung disease02:05 | December 11, 2025 -
Why did Time Magazine name ‘Architects of AI’ as Person of the Year?08:18 | December 11, 2025 -
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Turn over your phone: Visitors to US may soon be forced to submit their social media history06:48 | December 10, 2025 -
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Business Matters: Nvidia beats earnings expectations amid A.I. concerns02:29 | November 20, 2025 -
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AI bubble? Nvidia CEO says 3 things are happening03:21 | November 19, 2025 -
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Elon Musk, Jensen Huang announce AI partnership with Saudi Arabia02:56 | November 19, 2025 -
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How to better AI-proof yourself for the future job market02:12 | September 28, 2025 -
U.S. Secret Service dismantles telecom threat in New York City01:50 | September 23, 2025 -
TikTok failed to keep kids off platform, Canadian privacy watchdogs find04:41 | September 23, 2025 -
Nvidia buying US$5B stake in rival chipmaker Intel02:27 | September 18, 2025
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Coronavirus outbreak: What are the privacy risks behind ‘contact tracing’ apps?05:02 | April 28, 2020
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Disney enters AI marketplace in massive deal with OpenAI02:00 | 1 hour ago
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‘Game changer’: 3D-printing breakthrough could transform chronic lung disease02:05 | December 11, 2025
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Why did Time Magazine name ‘Architects of AI’ as Person of the Year?08:18 | December 11, 2025
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‘Architects of AI’ named Time’s Person of the Year for 202500:36 | December 11, 2025
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Turn over your phone: Visitors to US may soon be forced to submit their social media history06:48 | December 10, 2025
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Microsoft unveils $7.5B AI investment in Canada but some experts skeptical02:30 | December 9, 2025
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Business Matters: Nvidia beats earnings expectations amid A.I. concerns02:29 | November 20, 2025
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Coronavirus outbreak: What are the privacy risks behind ‘contact tracing’ apps?
Description
April 28, 2020
As companies like Apple and Google take measures to tackle COVID-19, Ryerson University Associate Professor Richard Lachman breaks down their high tech approach – and the privacy concerns contact tracing apps could pose.
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