FSSH researcher co-authors paper looking at potential benefits and limitations of using contact-tracing apps
, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH), is part of a team of seven experts who recently co-authored a paper entitled . The authors consider the potential benefits and limitations of using contact-tracing apps to identify people who have been exposed to COVID-19. They also explore the privacy implications of different app design choices, and how the privacy impacts of contact-tracing apps could be evaluated under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which provides a framework for balancing competing rights and interests.
