Committee says Canadians need to know if movements are being tracked, and should be able to opt out of such data collection.
A House of Commons committee is urging the federal government to tell Canadians if it's collecting data about their movements.
The ethics committee started looking into the issue in January, following concerns about the federal health agency's secret collection of data from cell towers during the pandemic.
The committee says if such data is being collected, Canadians should be able to opt out of that collection.
The Public Health Agency of Canada notes data from cell phone towers was being used to examine "population mobility patterns" during pandemic lockdowns.
About 33 million mobile devices were monitored.
The agency has asked to continue tracking location data until May 31st, 2023.
The committee is also pushing for changes to privacy laws, saying de-identified information and aggregate data should be considered personal details.
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