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THE federal government\u2019s proposed coronavirus tracing app is still yet to be released, and there are still several unanswered questions about how it will work.
\nThe Law Council of Australia is particularly concerned about the privacy implications, saying protections must be built into the app.
\nAnnounced last week by Prime Minister Scott Morrison – who said it would be released in the \u201cnot too distant future” – the app will reportedly automatically collect only the phone number, name, age and postcode of a person you are physically near for more than 15 minutes. It will not track your location.
\nInformation collected by the tracing app will be encrypted and stored locally on your phone, and only be uploaded to a government server if you test positive to coronavirus.
\nAlthough the Prime Minister has clarified the app will be voluntary, not mandatory, the federal government has set a target of at least 40 per cent of Australia\u2019s population downloading the app for it to be effective.
\nThe federal government plans to publicly release a privacy impact assessment for the app before it is rolled out, as well as the source code to be used by the app.
\nThe Law Council of Australia<\/a> supports both measures but, in a statement issued on Monday this week, president Pauline Wright says there \u201cmust be a balance between legitimate efforts to protect public health and individuals\u2019 right to privacy\u201d.
\n\u201cIf privacy protections are built in to the app, it will provide the public with greater confidence. There must also be strict limits on what kind of data can be collected and the uses to which it can be put, and there must be clear limits about how long data can be kept and when it must be deleted.
\n\u201cIt must also be made clear how the collection of data be limited to ensure that only the required or necessary data points to address COVID-19 are being collected.\u201d
\nMs Wright said while it was likely many of the unanswered policy details would be addressed in the privacy impact statement, it was \u201cimperative that a comprehensive privacy impact statement is released publicly, as a matter of urgency, and that Australians are given an opportunity to comment\u201d.
\nIn other coronavirus news, the National Cabinet announced on Tuesday this week that some restrictions on elective surgery would be lifted after Anzac Day.
\nThe Prime Minister said approved procedures included IVF, post-cancer reconstructive surgeries, all procedures for children under the age of 18, all joint replacements, and cataract and eye procedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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