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Really? I'm Australian and that's the first I had heard of it (either the fact that Atlassian had a contract, or that he commented on HN about it).
by nmfisher 6y ago
Really? I'm Australian and that's the first I had heard of it (either the fact that Atlassian had a contract, or that he commented on HN about it).
- alfiedotwtf 6y agoHere’s the comment: “Turn the HN angry mob mode off - it’s not helpful. We’re all in this together.” When asked by non technical people “Should I install this app? Is my data / privacy safe? Is it true it doesn’t track my location?” - say “Yes” and help them understand” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22986426 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22986426 And here’s an article: “Australian tech darling Atlassian is among the five private companies that helped the federal government build its COVID-19 contact tracing app.” https://www.innovationaus.com/atlassian-and-the-covidsafe-team/ https://www.innovationaus.com/atlassian-and-the-covidsafe-te... The fact that they didn’t wait for Apple and Google’s contract tracking API and instead went for an app that needs the phone turned on and in the foreground for it to work properly is the reason why nobody is using it :headdesk: