Government virus app uses some location data, groups raise concerns

Sally Whyte
Updated April 9 2020 - 7:48am, first published 12:00am
Government virus app uses some location data, groups raise concerns
Government virus app uses some location data, groups raise concerns

More than 500,000 Australians have downloaded the government's coronavirus app, but human rights advocates are concerned about what it means for users' privacy and security and there is confusion within the government over who is responsible for it.

Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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