Experts in both technology and public health stress that the more people who use it, the better it will be. The COVID Alert app is so far only functional in Ontario, but the federal government expects it will roll out in other provinces soon. When COVID Alert launched, Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said officials would need "an ongoing way of evaluating its effectiveness." The COVID Alert app doesn't provide the government — or anyone else — with a user's name, whereabouts or health information to ensure privacy. The federal government, digital privacy advocates and software experts have provided assurances that COVID Alert is safe.

Source: CBC News August 13, 2020 07:52 UTC