The Government\u2019s shameful disregard for privacy continues with the release of its COVID-19 app.
\n\u201cIf the Government wants people to use this app, they need to put protections in law beforehand,\u201d Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP said.
\n\u201cPeople have very legitimate concerns about how the data will be used and where it will be stored.\u201d
\n\u201cThe reported storage of the data by a US company raises real concerns. When it comes to privacy, if there\u2019s one person I trust less than Peter Dutton, it\u2019s Donald Trump.\u201d
\n\u201cWe all want the lockdown to end, but something like this needs to be done properly because the stakes are too high. Once it\u2019s out, the genie can\u2019t be put back in the bottle.\u201d
\nGreens Digital Rights spokesperson Nick McKim said the Government had a long and terrible track record of undermining privacy and IT blunders.
\n\u201cThis government has repeatedly failed to ensure the security of data it has collected, and has made an art form of deliberately releasing people\u2019s sensitive personal information to media outlets for political gain,\u201d Senator McKim said.
\n\u201cThey should immediately release the source code and relevant legislation before rolling this out to the public.\u201d
\n\u201cPeter Dutton has been dreaming of a surveillance state in Australia for years, and this app, without protections, takes him one step closer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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