The coronavirus contact tracing app won't log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with

Authors

Roba Abbas, University of WollongongFollow
Katina Michael

RIS ID

142608

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.

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The Conversation

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.