Video interview
COVID Alert: public trust and privacy
Public trust matters when technology becomes a public service. In October 2020, I joined Amber Mac and Justin Trudeau to discuss Canada’s COVID Alert app.
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About this conversation
Amber Mac hosted this conversation with then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and me in my role as co-chair of the COVID Alert Advisory Council. We discussed the app’s privacy protections, how it worked and where it was available at the time.
Topics in the conversation
- Privacy and public trust
- How exposure notifications worked
- Access to a digital public service