RIS ID
142608
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Abstract
The federal government has announced plans to introduce a contact tracing mobile app to help curb COVID-19's spread in Australia. However, rather than collecting location data directly from mobile operators, the proposed TraceTogether app will use Bluetooth technology to sense whether users who have voluntarily opted-in have come within nine metres of one another.
Publication Details
Abbas, R. & Michael, K. (2020). The coronavirus contact tracing app won't log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with. The Conversation, 16 April 1-4.