Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 9:27:43 GMT
and classist and ageist, apparently
www.cp24.com/news/canada-s-new-covid-app-won-t-work-on-older-iphones-android-devices-1.5049400
holy fuck
www.cp24.com/news/canada-s-new-covid-app-won-t-work-on-older-iphones-android-devices-1.5049400
the app requires users to have Apple or Android phones made in the last five years, and a relatively new operating system.
Christopher Parsons, a senior research associate at Citizen Lab, part of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Policy, said that makes the app inaccessible for older Canadians and other marginalized groups.
“The worst affected by (the pandemic) are Black, Indigenous, people of colour, people who often have a lower socio-economic bracket. Who's not going to be able to install the application? That same group ... that's a problem,” he said.
Christopher Parsons, a senior research associate at Citizen Lab, part of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Policy, said that makes the app inaccessible for older Canadians and other marginalized groups.
“The worst affected by (the pandemic) are Black, Indigenous, people of colour, people who often have a lower socio-economic bracket. Who's not going to be able to install the application? That same group ... that's a problem,” he said.
