Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by Tombie

This little guy assured me he’s Covid-19 free.

That's good. All Australians bats are free of C-19.
Did he mention lyssavirus?

I wonder how long before some "expert"/Authority will ban Cricket Bats, Beach Tennis Bats, Baseball Bats?



No? You want to bet?

Originally Posted by 4bee

I wonder how long before some "expert"/Authority will ban Cricket Bats, Beach Tennis Bats, Baseball Bats?....

Yeah it's funny, aluminium cricket bats had been banned for years but aluminium tennis bats are not regarded as dangerous. Double standards?

One doesn't have any street cred unless one owns an Aluminum Baseball Bat. Oh, & how to use it.

Originally Posted by SBD4

...and this response to a Privacy Impact Assessment for those wanting to understand more about the approach being taken to protect the privacy of those that install the app:

https://www.health.gov.au/sites/defa...y-response.pdf

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.

Originally Posted by 4bee

One doesn't have any street cred unless one owns an Aluminum Baseball Bat. Oh, & how to use it.

I remember when I was in PNG fifty years ago, the constabulary was issued with pick handles. I suppose they were easier to come by than baseball bats.

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.

Well judging by the initial response, it appears that plenty of people disagree with you.
Why do I say that?...In the first five hours of the App being available 1.1M+ Aussies have "signed up", the Govt Health Minister is thrilled as The Govt had thought that it would take a week to get to this stage.
Pickles.

There has been no independent checking of what the authorities have said on this - if you believe the Government then great But based on their past record I will not be installing this.

As I highlighted before - if it does not use GPS what does it ask for approval to access the GPS.

I might change my mind after credible independent assessment of this app, but until then no thanks.

Garry