Can we track Covid-19 community spread without giving up our privacy? Apple and google tell us we can - but they would, wouldn’t they? Aaron and Pietro discuss how the tech superpowers have teamed up to produce an app that promises anonymous contact tracing. And no, it doesn’t involve licking your phone.

Conspiracy theories are going mainstream while we all spend more time at home on the internet - like how 5G is the real reason behind the pandemic. It definitely isn’t. But is the next generation technology truly safe?

And finally, some tales of an old favourite topic on Creative Machines: open source. Sharing the specs of PPE face shield has enabled kids to dust off that 3D printer they used once and get making life-saving equipment.

Creative Machines is produced in Toronto by David Angell at his studio, Giant Sound Toronto.

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