There are some mistruths about the COVIDSafe app that need clearing up
The Australian Federal Government will need to correct earlier misstatements and improve privacy protections to gain the trust of the millions of Australians being called on to download the COVIDSafe contact tracing app.
The draft Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Bill 2020, or the COVIDSafe bill, released on Tuesday, is the first step towards parliamentary legislation providing privacy protections for users of the app.
