Read on Twitter
The PM said:
- downloading the COVIDSafe app is like wearing sunscreen outside
- it's the "ticket" to easing restrictions.
BUT Government's own testing indicated that at launch the app only worked on locked iPhones about a quarter of the time or less. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-06-17/covidsafe-contact-tracing-app-test-documents-rated-poor-iphone/12359250
- downloading the COVIDSafe app is like wearing sunscreen outside
- it's the "ticket" to easing restrictions.
BUT Government's own testing indicated that at launch the app only worked on locked iPhones about a quarter of the time or less. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-06-17/covidsafe-contact-tracing-app-test-documents-rated-poor-iphone/12359250
And thank you to @Senator_Patrick for holding the Govt to account by asking questions about the app in the Senate: https://twitter.com/joshgnosis/status/1273003354361229313?s=19
Not only did DTA mislead the public about the COVIDSafe app, there were many in the media, big corporates, lawyers & MVPs who all cheerleaded for the app on or shortly after launch.
BUT as for the question of whether it actually worked?
https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1257043551336030208?s=19
BUT as for the question of whether it actually worked?
https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1257043551336030208?s=19
We were told by high-profile political journalists that the COVIDSafe app was a fascinating test for the public: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/12181404
We had journalists proclaiming that when it comes to downloading the app "only Twitter cranks and contrarians publicly demurred": https://twitter.com/michaelkoziol/status/1254915288677507072?s=19 https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1254955046573244416?s=20
(And don't get me started on the mansplaining from the MVPs that loudly gave the app the 
)
But as a lapsed lawyer, I'll highlight that 48 lawyers signed an open letter endorsing the COVIDSafe app a week after launch: @LawyersWeekly https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/28209-48-lawyers-sign-open-letter-endorsing-covidsafe-app/amp
)But as a lapsed lawyer, I'll highlight that 48 lawyers signed an open letter endorsing the COVIDSafe app a week after launch: @LawyersWeekly https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/28209-48-lawyers-sign-open-letter-endorsing-covidsafe-app/amp
And because time has no meaning any more ...
I nearly forgot this recent example of a journalist choosing to note that a person who tested positive at a #BlackLivesMatterAUS rally had not downloaded the app. https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1271247559927885824?s=19
I nearly forgot this recent example of a journalist choosing to note that a person who tested positive at a #BlackLivesMatterAUS rally had not downloaded the app. https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1271247559927885824?s=19
And to be clear:
https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1265075545424883712?s=19
You could also assist the work of manual contact tracing teams by keeping your own records of where you go & who you meet.
https://twitter.com/MsLods/status/1265075545424883712?s=19
You could also assist the work of manual contact tracing teams by keeping your own records of where you go & who you meet.
And I'll also again thank @arielbogle @joshgnosis @denhamsadler @iTnews_au @zdnetaustralia @BernardKeane for their excellent and persistent reporting on the COVIDSafe app.
It is appreciated.
It is appreciated.
