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The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacy

  • Written by Kelsie Nabben, Researcher / PhD Candidate, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University
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Since its release on Sunday, experts and members of the public alike have raised privacy concerns with the federal government’s COVIDSafe mobile app.

The contact tracing app aims to stop COVID-19’s spread by “tracing” interactions between users via Bluetooth, and alerting those who may have been in proximity...

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