Results: Ontario premier defends spending $2.5 million on bracelets that beep if users get too close
Published on 02/24/2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s decision to invest $2.5 million in wearable contact tracing technology that will beep or buzz to notify users if they are too close to another person, saying that the deal should yield a “good return on investment.”
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The bracelet, called TraceSCAN, would be used in places such as airlines, schools, construction sites and long-term care homes.Do you think this is a good investment by the Ontario government?
Yes
18%
565 votes
No
48%
1489 votes
Undecided
34%
1046 votes
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Similarly to the COVID Alert App, the government will not be mandating that people use the technology. Which of these do you think should be mandated? Using the bracelet technology
13%
402 votes
Using the COVID Alert App (Canada's free COVID-19 exposure notification app. It can alert you to possible exposures before you have symptoms)
29%
894 votes
Neither
62%
1937 votes
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Would you happy if your state or province invested in these bracelets? Yes
17%
539 votes
No
53%
1643 votes
Undecided
30%
918 votes
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It beeps and buzzes with notifications that range from exposure warnings to recommendations to either quarantine or self-monitor for respiratory symptoms, and will be especially useful in settings where people can't frequently check their COVID alert app, such as on planes, in schools and on construction sites. Do you think this will end up being a distraction instead of helpful? Yes
48%
1500 votes
No
17%
524 votes
Undecided
35%
1076 votes
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