Despite being classified as a 'rapid growth' province for COVID-19 cases, British Columbia doesn't intend to use text alerts or adopt a Contact Tracing app.
According to CTV News, a team of researchers from London, Ontario's Western University has created a tool designed to critically evaluate COVID-19 contact tracing apps for their effectiveness and overall respect for users' privacy. With the virus spreading at an unprecedented rate, contact tracing had to be digitized — this resulted in the inception of exposure...
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has unveiled plans for a specification that would bring the Exposure Notification System from Apple and Google to Bluetooth wearables.