covidsafe
Auditor weighs up review of govt's digital ID system, COVIDSafe app
Front of mind for ANAO.
Apr 16 2021 7:00AM
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COVIDSafe app costing $100,000 a month to run
DTA says it is now in a 'BAU' phase.
Mar 26 2021 11:28AM
DTA updates COVIDSafe Bluetooth protocol to fix iOS performance
Govt claims 'near 100 percent' encounter logging on the way.
Nov 30 2020 1:09PM
COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months
But not decrypted, access or used, IGIS says.
Nov 23 2020 5:45PM
After CovidSafe, QR codes spark privacy concerns
"Solid gold for data aggregators."
Oct 30 2020 12:53PM
ANU finds health crisis improves trust in govt, business to handle data
Telcos and banks see biggest lift.
Jul 30 2020 12:47PM
COVIDSafe app encounter logging bug uncovered on iOS
Devices unable to fetch temporary IDs when locked.
Jun 15 2020 3:57PM
DTA swamped with COVIDSafe app feedback in first month
Receives over 20,000 pieces of feedback from users and tech community.
Jun 12 2020 12:42PM
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Europe pins hopes on smarter coronavirus contact tracing apps
Countries look to adopt Google, Apple tech.
Jun 5 2020 12:48PM
DTA improves Bluetooth privacy on COVIDSafe
But device names still visible.
May 27 2020 3:20PM
COVIDSafe privacy protections now locked in law
Contact tracing app bill passes with minor improvements.
May 14 2020 11:28AM
DTA chief defends AWS pick for COVIDSafe
Reveals app cost $1.5m to build all up.
May 6 2020 10:50PM
DTA admits COVIDSafe performance "highly variable" on iOS
But refutes some Bluetooth bugs witnessed.
May 6 2020 6:07PM
Home Affairs led early contact tracing app work at DTA's request
Workload saw IT agency farm out initial dev.
May 6 2020 1:17PM
Govt unveils COVIDSafe contact tracing app bill
Unlawful access punishable by five years jail.
May 5 2020 6:48AM
COVIDSafe likely to fall short of 40 percent target: iTnews poll
But not by much.
May 4 2020 6:35AM
COVIDSafe app hits 2 million downloads in 24 hours
Around 8 percent of all Australians.
Apr 27 2020 6:27PM
Australia launches COVIDSafe contact tracing app
But still no source code.
Apr 26 2020 4:27PM
