[LINK] COVIDfail – the Australian coronavirus tracing app that can’t find anyone

[David Lochrin]

On 2020-07-14 09:34, Karl Auer wrote:

> The program is yet another IT debacle undermining confidence in the Government and in their otherwise reasonably good messaging about the virus. In particular, any future app, even one that might be effective, will see near-zero uptake.

Agreed, and I think there's a larger problem: the Government's apparent faith in technological fixes for difficult problems without proper thought, especially with regard to privacy.

David Lochrin