Facial Recognition Briefing #2

by TIP – Tech Informed Policy | Aug 17, 2020 | Facial Recognition Technology

Conditions for Lifting a Moratorium on Public Use of Facial Recognition Technology in Canada  Executive Summary: This briefing is part two of two on Facial Recognition (FR) Technology. This memo explores the conditions for lifting a federal moratorium. The first...

Facial Recognition Briefing #1

by TIP – Tech Informed Policy | Aug 17, 2020 | Facial Recognition Technology

Implications of a Moratorium onPublic Use of Facial Recognition Technology in Canada  Executive Summary This briefing is one of two on Facial Recognition (FR) Technology. This memo addresses how FR works and is used, as well as the implications of a federal...

The differences between contact tracing and exposure notification

by TIP – Tech Informed Policy | Jun 11, 2020 | COVID-19

Executive Summary The purpose of this rapid response briefing is to provide an overview of the differences between contact tracing and exposure notification, and outline the current options for these technologies. We summarize the technical differences between the two...

Evaluation questions to assess a digital contact tracing/exposure notification application

by TIP – Tech Informed Policy | Jun 4, 2020 | COVID-19

Executive Summary The purpose of this briefing is to provide a framework and approach for evaluating proposals for Bluetooth exposure notification (EN) and contact tracing (CT) applications. The briefing provides guiding evaluative questions which are partitioned into...