Re:Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android): Australian government'...
by wavegeek on Sunday April 26, 2020 @07:40PM
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> open source code
The promise of open source code. Which is a very different thing.
Note that this government also promised to get rid of the budget deficit. But did not do so. They have told many other lies and have earned the right to be distrusted.
With this app, if I get the disease and authorise disclosure, it will disclose to government agents the people I have been in contact with. Or, to put it another way, the people who have been in contact with me. Without their consent or knowledge.
The promise of open source code. Which is a very different thing.
Note that this government also promised to get rid of the budget deficit. But did not do so. They have told many other lies and have earned the right to be distrusted.
With this app, if I get the disease and authorise disclosure, it will disclose to government agents the people I have been in contact with. Or, to put it another way, the people who have been in contact with me. Without their consent or knowledge.
TLDR it is not confidential safe or secure.