Covid App was highly successful, but now we must threaten you

Originally posted by bruceyg: ↑

two things about this - first some are saying that by downloading the app we are saving lives. how is that quantified? how many are saved?

second there is some concern about privacy and where the data goes. imho sending offshore is one prime reason why downloading is a silly idea. this from the abc highlights an area that hasnt been widely reported - apols if its already posted

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04...p-data-may-not-be-protected-from-usa/12189372

this comment from the article suggests to me that someone is lying through their teeth because its been established that data will go overseas - otherwise we wouldnt be expressing concerns

Experts warn there are still legal ways the US could obtain COVIDSafe data - ABC News
"A spokesman for the Prime Minister confirmed over the weekend that Australia was not yet designated a "qualifying" jurisdiction under US law but insisted the data would remain in Australia."

and

Experts warn there are still legal ways the US could obtain COVIDSafe data - ABC News
"Mr Barr said: "This agreement, if finalised and approved, will allow service providers in Australia and the United States to respond to lawful orders from the other country without fear of running afoul of restrictions on disclosure, and thus provide more access for both countries to providers holding electronic evidence that is crucial in today's investigations and prosecutions." "

seriously does anyone actually believe what these people are saying?

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Being that it was revealed that the "data" is unable to be retrieved as yet due to incomplete testing and finalising...does this "app" work at all?
...has Australia once more been sold a pup by idiotic public servants?

Is there any good reason why Morrison et al can't call a News Conference and say to the people; " we are dropping all restrictions short of opening international borders.

Let the people know,,,again...that it has become common medical knowledge that there are certain people that are vulnerable to disease with low immune responses...such as the aged, sick and infirm. It is recommended that family do not visit sick or elderly relatives en masse, one or two family members at a time and do not forget to keep physical distancing a priority.

If a person infects another person some how due to lifting "restrictions" it IS NOT the Government's fault!

Let the people get on with their lives for god's sake, this baseless theft of freedom we are enduring has gone well beyond a joke.

Let the people decide whether they want to go out for dinner somewhere, let the people decide whether they want to take the family camping up the beach, let the people decide what is good and what is bad for them...not some stuffy overpaid bureaucrat in some tax payer funded public service department...