Government insiders and technology industry players have raised alarms about the Federal Government's new COVID-19 tracing app, after a contract for its data storage went offshore to US retail and technology giant Amazon.The Federal Government says the app will help it track and trace the coronavirus spread in AustraliaData held by US-registered companies can be accessed by US law enforcement
The ABC has also confirmed the tender was a limited, invitation-only opportunity initially run by the Department of Home Affairs, which is principally responsible for border protection and national security. "The Government has already made the decision not to make any information collected by the app available for other purposes, including law enforcement investigations," Mr Porter said.Last year it reported earnings of more than $270 billion.
A spokesman for Mr Robert said the Minister had confidence in the management of the tracing app data, which he said was a"contact" app and still in development.
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mheywood88 Much of your prized personal data is actually useless. Nobody wants it really. But we as a western community necessarily already share much of our important data with authorities. Why worry about COVIDSafe? Cmon, really!
Not could but WILL.
MSMWatchdog2013 When that nation has a president who steals Vital & Essential Covid19 PPE from his States, hospitals and medical teams, you can bet on it. How naive can LNPfail stuartrobertmp ScottMorrisonMP PeterDutton_MP be?
The coalition government could not follow government purchasing guidelines in the awarding of the data storage contract to amazon. If they cannot be trusted to get this right, can they be trusted with the storage of your data?
MSMWatchdog2013 Has anyone ever purchased anything from Amazon ? I wouldn't ...don't even browse them ... They are such data collectors ..
MSMWatchdog2013 That’s why people should not download this app
There are no other storage possibilities? Well it will be fun. Text sorry you have been with infected person but whilst you are home please try Amazon Prime for great movies etc etc.
One big reason to not take up the offer of the Ap!
Typical of the sneaky libs. Why would anyone ever trust them. Just look at their track record.
Ultimateqestion Amazon host NSW Gov data.
Great! Gives me another reason as to why I shouldn't download this shit
More scaremongering from the ABC so everyone will hide under the bed. Most Australian companies use cloud services owned by either Amazon, Micosoft or Google including all major Banks. This is not an issue.
Not a smoking chance in hell would I download this now. Have a look at the Four Corners program Amazon: What they know about us and then tell me my data is safe and won't be used for something else. I was ok with it before this.
Like our oil reserves? It is Morrison's 'close' relationship with the Orange Man that will definitely prevent me from installing the App. The govt doesn't trust the Chinese. We shall see how much the Aussies trust their own government.
Whining about sharing information via an app when you are on twitter and probably use google maps, order from Amazon and subscribe to Zoom. Definitely lost the plot.
So our ‘Foreign Influence Laws’ does not apply to America?
You do realise that major Aussie banks also use AWS? Their web services are there to support the traffic. The only way this data “will fall into the hands of US law enforcement” is if that muppet ScottyFomMarketing lets it, because he’s buddies with chief Oompa.
Not surprised. fucktardscotty is Trump’s little pet. Imagine a puppet owning a pet.
What data? Inside govt sources? Tech industry players? Sounds like New Idea “sources close to”. It logs Bluetooth device interactions. No locations, not even account holders. Just a digital device id number. News? Inflammatory at best
That is really disappointing
The way amazon looses my parcels I wouldn't be worried about themhaving my data lol ^*} useless
This same logic also applies to anything you store on 'the cloud' then. iPhone data, iCloud, Dropbox, anything Google. Anything Apple. Anything Microsoft. Office 365. gsuite.. The listing goes on...
Please ABC don’t feed the paranoid foil hat wearing critics of the App . They are scared enough as it is .
Lets just all get out and about in face masks and attend to strict hygiene in public. If we wait for most people to sign up for the app. we will be in lockdown until the country goes broke.
Definitely not signing up now
A google search shows mass cloud based data breaches occurring in 2020. AWS has also been in the news because of the Capital One and Amazon Ring breaches. We let tech companies track our whereabouts all the time through location data. It’s a complex conversation
Deploying your app infrastructure to AWS is much more secure than using your own infrastructure. It has much much less chance to be hacked by people you really do not want to get hold of your data.
So essentially we are saying that this country doesn’t have tech company that maintain a system. If this is correct what bunch of backward bogan we are. And we need to take a good hard look at our selfs.
Don’t need any appto do this, if you own a phone with a active sim card the telcos can track your movements. On top of this with Google, Apple and host of other apps like Strava, running apps etc all report your location if you haven’t switched off locations services.
ABC you make me vomit. Your can't get a job anywhere else journalists must spend all day and night looking for a negative angle on anything Australian or anything the current government is doing.
Why not. Our fool of a prime minister wants to give WHO all of our medical records to catalogue and use in anyway they choose.
Hate to say this but - I've told you so. Trust us, government says 😁 .
bang bang, yep the sound of a digital nail , going into that app coffin.
They're just trying to fool everyone.
Well that's going to Jeopardize our relations with the US. I'm sure they won't want to risk that
And there it is... the other shoe drops
jhayne93 GeorgiaHitch Instead of fear mongering, realise your own ABC website is routed through two public US companies. You also post on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter none of which are Australian.
I was on the fence about downloading, but now it’s a definite no. Whatever happened to supporting Australian Business?
And I am sure there is an agreement to share information between the US and Oz, so back to the LNP government
This government is kidding themselves, Amazon FFS. No chance I’m downloading it
'could end up' Of course, but let's summarise *without* scaremongering. US agencies need to apply for a warrant to get access to data which is stored on legitimate commercial cloud services - data that is useless to anyone who wasn't in contact with or contracted COVID.
Lol just another reason not to install it
Nice one. Nothing like Australian data Sovereignty is there!? Or lack thereof. Who’s in charge of this masterpiece?
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