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ARTICLE · 05 FEBRUARY 2022

Check-In QLD App: Still serving a purpose or an incursion on our privacy?

If the Queensland government is not using the data, then perhaps residents should have a general right to privacy.

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Call me paranoid, but why is the State Government still encouraging Queenslanders to use the Check-In QLD App when it appears they are all but done with using it themselves?

Latest news indicates the popularity of the Check-In QLD App is waning, with The Sunday Mail this week reporting a significant drop-off in user numbers. And can you blame us? Contact tracing in the face of thousands of daily cases is absolutely futile and the State Government has all but given up publishing exposure sites. In fact, since 31 December 2021, the State will only notify of major outbreak venues or super-spreader events in Queensland.

So why is the Government still insisting we check in and use the app as proof of our vaccination status? (even though we know you can demonstrate your vaccination status without having to check-in). Why is this even necessary for venues that don't even require mandatory vaccination, such as grocery stores and supermarkets?

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