I Will NOT Download Coronavirus 1.0 (But Will the Government Make Me?)
Channel: Daily Insight
Date: 2020-04-17

I’ve already decided that I’m not going to download the Australian Government’s Draconian attempt at monitoring its own citizens’ movements. Why? Because I think liberty is more important than any benefit the app could bring. The upcoming Coronavirus Contact Tracing App will be based off the Singapore Government’s TraceTogether app. It essentially uses Bluetooth on your phone to monitor who you come in contact with, as long as they also have the app installed on their phone. The two apps will exchange anonymous IDs, which are then stored encrypted on the phones and apparently deleted after 21 days. For this to be effective, the Australian Government have stated that at least 40% of Australians will need to download the app. The apparently anonymous data can then be used by the authorities to assist with contact tracing. If someone is found to be infected with coronavirus, the authorities can use the data from that person’s phone to work out who they have been in contact with. My question, if the data is completely anonymous, then how could they possibly work out who you’ve been in contact with? At first, the government announced that this app will be completely voluntary, so I wasn’t too concerned. But then Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly refused to rule out the app being made compulsory for all Australians at some point in the future. Prime Minister Scott Morrison seems to be leaving the door open as well. If it is made compulsory, how will it be enforced? Laws are only as good as their level of enforcement. Will police be allowed to approach people randomly and ask to see their phones? Yes, this has got Draconian written all over it.

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