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Canada to launch utterly nameless Covid-19 contact tracing app, days after Norway BANS comparable program over privateness considerations

A nationwide coronavirus monitoring app is about to launch in Canada, however whereas the federal government says its software program is totally nameless, skeptics have raised main privateness considerations, pointing to equally intrusive applications abroad.
A nationwide coronavirus tracking app is set to launch in Canada, but while the government says its software is fully anonymous, skeptics have raised major privacy concerns, pointing to similarly intrusive programs overseas.

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