Are you Going to use the COVIDsafe App?

[serfty]

I did research this a fair bit and I decided I was happy to:

Privacy Policy

The COVIDSafe app speeds up contacting people exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19). This helps us support and protect you, your friends and family. Please read the content on this page before downloading.

www.health.gov.au

 

[RB]

Can't seem to get the pin sent to my mobile despite many attempts. Mrs RB had no such problems

 

[Himeno]

Can't, even if I wanted to.
Device does not meet requirements.

 

[serfty]

Can't, even if I wanted to.
Device does not meet requirements.

Added a Poll option for you ...

 

[Hvr]

Peter Dutton is the Minister Home Affairs, in charge of the various security agencies in Australia.

"The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government interior ministry with responsibilities for national security, law enforcement, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, and multicultural affairs. The portfolio also includes federal agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation."

So far he hasn't spoken a word about how his agencies will treat data collected by the COVID-19 APP.

We've only heard from various health professionals about how useful the data will be for tracking contacts of people who test positive.

 

[moa999]

Device does not meet requirements.

How old?
Only seems to require Android 6.0+, though still some devices with 5.0 around I guess

 

[shamatam]

Easy decision and all 13 in the family are onboard.

 

[p--and--t]

Peter Dutton is the Minister Home Affairs, in charge of the various security agencies in Australia.

"The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government interior ministry with responsibilities for national security, law enforcement, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, and multicultural affairs. The portfolio also includes federal agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation."

So far he hasn't spoken a word about how his agencies will treat data collected by the COVID-19 APP.

We've only heard from various health professionals about how useful the data will be for tracking contacts of people who test positive.

In the national press conferences on the app, it was categorically stated that the organisations you quoted will not have access to any of the data. It was stated no federal gov agency will be allowed (by legislation to be introduced this week) access to the data.

 

[OATEK]

Peter Dutton is the Minister Home Affairs, in charge of the various security agencies in Australia.

"The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government interior ministry with responsibilities for national security, law enforcement, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, and multicultural affairs. The portfolio also includes federal agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation."

So far he hasn't spoken a word about how his agencies will treat data collected by the COVID-19 APP.

We've only heard from various health professionals about how useful the data will be for tracking contacts of people who test positive.

Probably because the data won't help them much. We have both installed the app.

 

[serfty]

We've only heard from various health professionals about how useful the data will be for tracking contacts of people who test positive.

Maybe it would assist to read the relevant privacy statement?

Privacy Policy

The COVIDSafe app speeds up contacting people exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19). This helps us support and protect you, your friends and family. Please read the content on this page before downloading.

www.health.gov.au

 

[DC3]

Only 17 AFFers indicating an unreserved YES to the poll, so far today.

 

[eastwest101]

Added a Poll option for you ...

Probably need to add another option or add to the last option with - Tried and failed - rejected my phone number as an "invalid phone number"

Obviously they are having some teething problems in implementation.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Amusing Betoota comment.

”
There is nothing to worry about” said the same man who blamed last month’s MyGov website crash of a DDoS attack from foreign hackers, before laughing it off by saying ‘my bad’ when he realised it was simply a result of an overload of website visits caused by his own government telling people to stop going to work.

“This is fine. It wasn’t built by us”

“But, I mean, I know that sounds bad. But… umm. I mean. This was made by actual experts. Not people like us”

Government Who Blame Every Website Crash On Hackers Confused By Suspicion Towards Tracing App — The Betoota Advocate

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Government officials have today been surprised by an early rush of citizens downloading their controversial new COVIDsafe app The app was released at 6:00pm last night and by 10:30pm 1 million Australians had downloaded it. While this initial momentum is a good...

www.betootaadvocate.com

 

[Pushka]

Peter Dutton is the Minister Home Affairs, in charge of the various security agencies in Australia.

"The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government interior ministry with responsibilities for national security, law enforcement, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, and multicultural affairs. The portfolio also includes federal agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation."

So far he hasn't spoken a word about how his agencies will treat data collected by the COVID-19 APP.

We've only heard from various health professionals about how useful the data will be for tracking contacts of people who test positive.

Unless he is in Health he cannot access it. That's in the T&C's. Kinda funny how you've stated that it's only Health professionals who will find it useful.

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Probably need to add another option or add to the last option with - Tried and failed - rejected my phone number as an "invalid phone number"

Obviously they are having some teething problems in implementation.

Did you add a Zero after the 61? That would likely invalidate it.

 

[Pushka]

Only 17 AFFers indicating an unreserved YES to the poll, so far today.

And 80% will download it. Impressive I'd have thought.

 

[Anna]

No I have not downloaded it because if I am going to be ordered to self isolate after contact with a positive case I want it to be because a human has considered the contact and has made a judgment call about the need for isolation, not because an app has decided it based on Bluetooth pings.

 

[moa999]

Only 17 AFFers indicating an unreserved YES to the poll, so far today.

I'd think the more important stat is 80+% saying Yes.

 

[jakeseven7]

Whole extended family downloaded.

Entire office downloaded.

Our company is promoting all to use it.

All neighbors downloaded.

Its important to getting our economy back on track and people are sick of this, so lets go Australia.

 

[DC3]

Unless he is in Health he cannot access it. That's in the T&C's ....

Yes, we all hope that there won’t be any shenanigans that are divulged after the event. And, I hope that we do not have to rely solely on the stated T&C.

 

[Pushka]

Yes, we all hope that there won’t be any shenanigans that are divulged after the event. And, I hope that we do not have to rely solely on the stated T&C.

The only shenanigans I care about is getting Australia healthy and the Economy even healthier.

Post automatically merged: Apr 27, 2020

No I have not downloaded it because if I am going to be ordered to self isolate after contact with a positive case I want it to be because a human has considered the contact and has made a judgment call about the need for isolation, not because an app has decided it based on Bluetooth pings.

And you hope they remembered catching up with you 12 days ago.

 

[ksthommo]

Downloaded yesterday, had a few goes getting the pin, must be a glitch or overload.