Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by Tombie

And also wouldn’t be ground for access to CovidApp codes.

Even more so, the App looks for interactions not locations. So who would know that 37595XD126Y27 (made up) is actually Kelly from Accounts

The user identities only reside on the phone. Only once asked is the detail uploaded, by choice, by hitting the submit information button.



Does anyone *really* think the government gives 2 hoots about the movements of most of the population.

Actually, that's Thethle, Kelly is 37595XD126Y22.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Example?

Most of the public are mundane, just going about doing their thing.

Hardly of interest.

ATO for example.

i'll reverse the question. how is my location any of the govt business?

Originally Posted by Eevo

ATO for example.

i'll reverse the question. how is my location any of the govt business?

ATO would only be an issue if criminal activities were being undertaken

And as a general rule the Government has no business knowing your legitimate whereabouts.

This isn’t a general day to day situation now is it!

But.... this app doesn’t track location - it’s BT only and tracks interactions with other “numbers” it doesn’t know I interacted at a shop or a street cafe, just that I did get nearby to another device. If that device triggers as being a Covid carrier then all devices it interacted with are then contacted to please come forward.

Hardly location based.

Originally Posted by Eevo

ATO for example.

i'll reverse the question. how is my location any of the govt business?

Maybe the government agrees with you and that is why this app doesn't track location.

Originally Posted by vnx205

Maybe the government agrees with you and that is why this app doesn't track location.

location can be inferred by Bluetooth interactions.

it could be worse than location tracking as it shows who you interact with.

I wonder if their 40% target is 40% of the population, of smartphone owners, of adults or something else?
If its 40% of the population that's around 10 million so they are well short of that.

Every time you go to the doctor and are bulk billed or claim a Medicare rebate, you sign over your privacy (but no one reads the tiny print at the bottom of the Medicare forms, do they?).
Every year many of us submit a Tax Return. That’s more information we hand over. If you do your tax online, lots of the spaces auto-fill with information the ATO already has about you.
Centrelink has lots of information that recipients volunteer to them.
Your Woolies Rewards Card, and your bank credit card know what you buy, and where you spend.
Privacy.....no longer exists.
I’ve installed the Covidsafe app because I believe it’s the right thing to do.
And I have nothing to hide or be ashamed of.
I think.

Beware the coronavirus app hoax.

Police investigate hoax targeting users of COVIDSafe virus app