Canada launches contact-tracing app built with Apple/Google technologyCanada joins others in implementing Apple and Google's tech to fight COVID-19.
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Canada has announced a nationwide contact-tracing app.
The app is built using Apple and Google's exposure notification technology.
It will launch with beta testing in Ontario.
Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, announced today that it is launching a nationwide contact-tracing app to help its citizens stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Reported by iPhone in Canada, the Prime Minister said that the app will allow users to report if they are infected and that those who were in proximity of them will be notified that they were in contact with someone who tested positive.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a new 'completely voluntary' contact tracing app will begin testing in Ontario. Read more:
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Trudeau announced that the app will launch with testing in Ontario, but that he ...
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Canada launches contact-tracing app built with Apple/Google technology
