{"id":7230,"date":"2020-04-19T15:03:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T05:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=7230"},"modified":"2020-04-19T15:03:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T05:03:38","slug":"cononavirus-tracking-app-will-you-install-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/cononavirus-tracking-app-will-you-install-it\/","title":{"rendered":"CononaVirus Tracking App &#8211; Will You Install It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-australia-app.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-australia-app.jpg 250w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-australia-app-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-australia-app-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-australia-app-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>In the coming weeks the federal government is set to launch a new App designed to let you know if you&#8217;ve come into contact with someone infected by\u00a0 COVID-19.\u00a0 Is the government just looking to spy in individuals or is this a legitimate measure to help defeat the spread of the CoronaVirus?<\/p>\n<p>Putting that aside that debate for the moment, it&#8217;s important to understand exactly how this App might\u00a0 work.<\/p>\n<p>ITNews reports that it&#8217;s expected that Australia&#8217;s CoronaVirus App is being developed using the source code from Singapore&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracetogether.gov.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TraceTogether<\/a> App.\u00a0 \u00a0Once installed the App uses bluetooth to identify when two people with the app installed come into contact, and then stores the record of that contact on each device as a unique ID that contains no personal information.<\/p>\n<p>If a user becomes infected with COVID-19 then the data collected from their movement over the past few weeks could quickly identify others who they have come into contact with (whether they know the person or not).\u00a0 This could asssit getting people tested and into isolation fast to prevent further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>So basically the goal of the proposed Coronavirus tracking app is to <strong>give the Australian Government the ability to\u00a0trace those who are infected, and who they&#8217;ve been in contact with<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you on board with this?\u00a0 The Government has stated that the App will only be effective if 40 percent of the population installs it.<\/p>\n<p>We can expect to hear more about this in the coming weeks as the App is finalised for Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The video below outlines how the App used in Singapore works (note this may not be exactly how the Australian App operates)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Help fight the spread of COVID-19 with TraceTogether!\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/buj8ZTRtJes?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the coming weeks the federal government is set to launch a new App designed to let you know if you&#8217;ve come into contact with someone infected by\u00a0 COVID-19.\u00a0 Is the government just looking to spy in individuals or is this a legitimate measure to help defeat the spread of the CoronaVirus? 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