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April 26, 2020 10:39 pm

Australias COVIDSafe contact tracing app already has more than a million downloads




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Australia launched a coronavirus contact tracing app on Sunday, drawing over a million downloads within a just few hours, the BBC reported. COVIDSafe lets devices conduct a “digital handshake” when they come within 5 feet of each other, notifying users if they’ve come into contact for longer than 15 minutes with an infected person.


Australia’s voluntary app is based on Singapore’s TraceTogether software, and uses Bluetooth and stored contact data, Reuters reported. The government says the app doesn’t collect location data and an infected person must consent to having their data shared.


The Australian government says only health authorities would have access to the data stored on its app, and it would not be legally possible for other...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/26/21237598/australia-coronavirus-contact-tracing-privacy

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