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Baronvonrort Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 18548 Gender:	Re: Will you get the tracking app? Reply #210 - Apr 28^th, 2020 at 7:16pm Not getting this app. The government doesn't have a good track record with data security or keeping promises.
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Re: Will you get the tracking app?
Reply #211 - Apr 28^th, 2020 at 7:39pm

Carl D wrote on Apr 28^th, 2020 at 11:10am:

Uh-oh.

Australian Government coronavirus tracing app data held by Amazon may not be protected from US subpoena

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-28/covidsafe-tracing-app-data-may-not-be-pro...

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Global tech giant Amazon may not be able to protect Australian Government data held in its Australian servers — including data gathered by the COVID-19 tracing app released on Sunday — from US subpoenas, according to legal experts and crossbenchers.

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The data created by the tracing app will be encrypted, stored on your phone, and not shared with anyone, unless you test positive to COVID-19.

If that happens, health officials may ask — but cannot compel you — to upload 21 days of your data. If you do, it is at that point your data will be sent to the Amazon cloud.

It is only then that the US Government could use the CLOUD Act to compel Amazon to hand over data.

I was actually thinking about downloading this app and trying it out even though I said last week that I wouldn't. Might wait a bit longer after reading this.

Thanks for considering it Carl.

I see this app as being a medical issue. We are in a pandemic, this will help if used.
It is to help Australia's society, Australia's communities and Australia's peoples.

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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: Will you get the tracking app? Reply #212 - May 6^th, 2020 at 9:53pm I was thinking about downloading this app and trying it out but I find that my phone is too old to be compatible with it.
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Mortdooley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7134 Texas Gulf Coast Gender:	Re: Will you get the tracking app? Reply #213 - May 6^th, 2020 at 11:50pm Note to self: "Must leave cell phone in vehicle".
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Re: Will you get the tracking app?
Reply #214 - May 7^th, 2020 at 4:55pm

Sprintcyclist wrote on Apr 28^th, 2020 at 7:39pm:

Thanks, Sprint.

I've now reconsidered and decided to download and install the app. Only took a couple of minutes and it is running fine. Samsung Galaxy S5 with Android 6.0.1.

I'm not worried now about having Bluetooth enabled all the time on the phone even though it hasn't had any security updates for 3 years, I don't keep anything important on the phone or do any banking, etc. with it and I don't have the phone connected to the Internet. I just had to briefly connect the phone to my home wireless to download and install the app. Might have to do that daily to check for any updates to the app.

The main reason is that I'm also having medical issues of my own at the moment (found out today) and if this app helps with the tracking of COVID-19 and saves lives then its a good thing.

Can't change my vote because the poll has closed.

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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 58750 Here Gender:	Re: Will you get the tracking app? Reply #215 - May 7^th, 2020 at 5:00pm How about that - for some reason I voted no but got it anyway.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74792 Gender:	Re: Will you get the tracking app? Reply #216 - May 7^th, 2020 at 5:02pm Dnarever wrote on May 7^th, 2020 at 5:00pm: How about that - for some reason I voted no but got it anyway. I haven't got it yet but will do once i go back to work
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 58750 Here Gender:	Re: Will you get the tracking app? Reply #217 - May 7^th, 2020 at 5:05pm Mortdooley wrote on May 6^th, 2020 at 11:50pm: Note to self: "Must leave cell phone in vehicle". Is it just you that you want to be less safe or is it just everyone else ?
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Captain Nemo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10489 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Will you get the tracking app? Reply #218 - May 8^th, 2020 at 10:31pm 'er indoors had a COVID-19 test done the other day ... she had a bit of a cough. SMS message tonight ... test result Negative. Yay!
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Yes 6 (20.7%) No 23 (79.3%) Total votes: 29 « Last Modified by: philperth2010 on: Apr 17^th, 2020 at 8:11pm »