This is our fourth publication of useful resources for our
clients during the current coronavirus disruption. Our previous
publications are available here. Clients are welcome
to raise specific issues which they would like us to comment upon
in future publications.
Privacy issues and the new Australian COVIDSafe app
On 26 April 2020, the Australian government launched the
COVIDSafe coronavirus contact tracing app. Many stakeholders have
raised privacy concerns regarding the data collected by these apps.
Draft legislation released on 5 May 2020, which will govern the
operation of the app, seeks to address those concerns. An article published on our
website comments on how the key privacy issues presently prescribed
by Australian law are addressed by the COVIDSafe app, and looks at
the potential power of US and Australian law enforcement agencies
to exercise access rights to data collected by the app.
