On August 9, 2022, Australia's COVIDSafe app was officially decommissioned, and all its features removed. People were encouraged to uninstall the app. Reports of its closure have made international ...
The COVIDSafe app was pretty popular upon its release, with around 70% of surveyed Australians saying they supported the idea. And it was a good idea at the time. Now? Not so much. Actual uptake was ...
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its second six-monthly report on the privacy and security of Australia's controversial COVIDSafe app. While there were no ...
It took a few years of tolerable incompetence, caused fears about security, and was meant to be the great surveillance salvation to reassure us all. Instead, Australia’s COVIDSafe App only identified ...
Shrugging off early privacy concerns and warnings of “serious privacy implications” from security experts, the Australian federal government’s COVIDSafe app — which was released this week to help ...