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 Message 694 
 Erich Bublitz to August Abolins 
 *Canada Secretly Tracked 33MN Phones sin 
 29 Dec 21 17:51:42 
 
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> Hi All...
> *Canada Secretly Tracked 33MN Phones since Covid Outbreak*
> Canada?s Public Health Agency (PHAC) has admitted to covertly tracking 33
> million devices during the pandemic to assess "the public?s responsiveness
> during lockdown measures" (National Post citing Blocklock?s Reporter).
>A contract awarded to Telus' Data For Good program expired in October, but for
>months it had helped garner "de-identified and aggregated" analysis. However, 
> PHAC spox has confirmed plans to continue tracking the population for up to
> FIVE YEARS.
>Pandemic Surveillance author David Lyon believes "the Canadian public will fin
> out about many other such unauthorized surveillance initiatives before the
> pandemic is over - and afterwards."
> Ciao!
> /|ug (https://t.me/aabolins)

That's pretty scary being spied on and not being notified about it. To me, 
that's considered an invasion of privacy rights.

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