contact tracing

the covidsafe app opening screen displayed on a mobile phone

Instead of making the lives of contact tracers easier, analysis shows the expensive technology missed contacts and added to their workload.

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Without appropriate support, it’s more likely people will break COVID restrictions, for example go to work, or gather in family groups for support.

A QR code check in outside a business

State police have accessed QR code check-in data on at least six occasions, for investigations unrelated to the pandemic.

Woman using phone wearing face mask in public

There is a discrepancy between people's intentions to protect their privacy and how they behave when it comes to contact tracing apps, a new study says.

A person scan QR code for contact tracing

Professor Raina MacIntyre examines National Cabinet's review into contact tracing.