Ottawa plans to expand the capabilities of its ArriveCAN app, even as criticism continues to mount over the mandatory online data entry system for travelers entering the country. Although the app was introduced earlier in the pandemic, the version of ArriveCAN people know today, launched in July 2021, as Canada began easing public health restrictions on people entering Canada. The app allowed travelers to take a photo or upload a snapshot of their vaccine documentation to the app before going through customs. But regardless of vaccination status, all travelers entering Canada are required to submit their information to the ArriveCAN app — or the website version if they don’t have a smartphone — up to 72 hours before entering Canada. This terrible ArriveCan App surveillance experiment must end.

Source: CBC News August 14, 2022 19:47 UTC