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Yeah, and they told us the contact-tracing databases would only be used for public health purposes. The only way to ensure privacy is to never collect the data.
by endgame 5y ago
Yeah, and they told us the contact-tracing databases would only be used for public health purposes. The only way to ensure privacy is to never collect the data.
- paulgb 5y agoAre there examples of it being used for other things? Not that I doubt you, I just haven’t read about that.
- nicois 5y agohttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-15/safewa-app-sparks-urgent-law-change-after-police-access-data/100201340 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-15/safewa-app-sparks-urg...
- andreareina 5y ago"The Singapore Police Force (SPF) can obtain TraceTogether data for criminal investigations, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan in Parliament on Monday (Jan 4)"[1] This was a reversal from earlier promises that it would only be used for contact tracing Covid19 exposures. [1] https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-police-force-can-obtain-tracetogether-data-covid-19-384316 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-police-f...
- endgame 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28070335 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28070335 has links to instances in DE, SG, and AU.
- djbebs 5y agoGerman police have been using it to track down theft