Originally Posted by
DiscoMick
Thanks. The privacy paper was reassuring. If those safeguards are actually legislated when parliament sits next month then a lot of concerns might be eased.
It appears from reading it that, while the initial registration is to the data store, the actual data collected by the phone might only be uploaded from the phone after the user gave permission, because the user had been in contact with a positive person, which seems good.
When they release the code the experts will be able to check if it confirms the promises made by the government about privacy.
Also, the data collected is less than what Facebook or Google routinely collect.
Its just a pity the government's record on privacy is so poor that it is making people justifiably suspicious.