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but these promises were quickly revoked Were they? Where did you see that? The Health Dept's response to the Privacy Impact Assessment's recommendation for re

but these promises were quickly revoked Were they? Where did you see that? The Health Dept's response to the Privacy Impact Assessment's recommendation for release of the app's source code says as follows: Agreed. The PIA and source code will be released subject to consultation with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covidsafe-application-privacy-impact-assessment-agency-response https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covidsafe-a...) Now that 'consultation' might be a delaying tactic, but it's just as likely to be that the Dept. of Health has no idea of the implications of such release. It certainly doesn't suggest the revocation you claim.

cyphar 6y ago
I was basing it on the public statements of the Health Minister[1]. Now, it's very possible that they'll release it tomorrow and this whole discussion will have been a waste of time -- but at the time of writing the Minister for Government Services said unequivocally that they would release the source code[2] and later the Health Minister said they were "unsure it would be safe"[1], and finally when the app was released the source code was nowhere to be seen. To be fair, he was insistent that they would release it (despite being "unsure it would be safe"). But sure, I also wouldn't be surprised to discover that the whole process has been delayed by some other bureaucracy. After all, they probably see releasing the source code as a token gesture and not a form of review by the public. [1]: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/health-minister-now-unsure-if-source-code-for-covid-contact-tracing-app-is-safe-to-release-546981 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/health-minister-now-unsure-if... [2]: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-to-release-source-code-of-forthcoming-covid-trace-app-546884 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-to-release-source-code-o...

cyphar 6y ago

I was basing it on the public statements of the Health Minister[1]. Now, it's very possible that they'll release it tomorrow and this whole discussion will have been a waste of time -- but at the time of writing the Minister for Government Services said unequivocally that they would release the source code[2] and later the Health Minister said they were "unsure it would be safe"[1], and finally when the app was released the source code was nowhere to be seen. To be fair, he was insistent that they would release it (despite being "unsure it would be safe"). But sure, I also wouldn't be surprised to discover that the whole process has been delayed by some other bureaucracy. After all, they probably see releasing the source code as a token gesture and not a form of review by the public. [1]: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/health-minister-now-unsure-if-source-code-for-covid-contact-tracing-app-is-safe-to-release-546981 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/health-minister-now-unsure-if... [2]: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-to-release-source-code-of-forthcoming-covid-trace-app-546884 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-to-release-source-code-o...