covidsafe
DTA sheds COVIDSafe app duties
Health department to take over.
Sep 3 2021 7:00AM
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Experts call for rethink of COVIDSafe app
Offer frank assessment in wake of govt report.
Aug 6 2021 7:00AM
Govt concedes COVIDSafe app 'rarely used' in overdue report
Puts it down to low transmission rates and strong manual tracing.
Jul 30 2021 7:00AM
Govt forced to release overdue COVIDSafe report
But redacts most of it.
Jul 23 2021 11:01AM
DTA refuses to release COVIDSafe cloud hosting bill
Along with architecture diagrams.
May 26 2021 4:48PM
DTA shaves $40,000 a month off its COVIDSafe cloud hosting bill
'Tuning efforts applied' after sky-high costs criticised.
May 24 2021 6:26PM
Auditor weighs up review of govt's digital ID system, COVIDSafe app
Front of mind for ANAO.
Apr 16 2021 7:00AM
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
