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Australian Government releases coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe, in bid to halt COVID-19's spread

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  1. Algernon_Asimov
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    Here's a full break-down by someone who decompiled the code of the Android version: https://twitter.com/matthewrdev/status/1254336105203200000 The final tweet in that thread says:

    Here's a full break-down by someone who decompiled the code of the Android version: https://twitter.com/matthewrdev/status/1254336105203200000

    The final tweet in that thread says:

    From what I can see, everything in the #covidsafe app is above board, very transparent and follows industry standard.

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    An, uhm, rather interesting tweet about how this app operates. Needless to say, I don't think any app which requires the app to be open and foregrounded and the screen to be on will be very...

    An, uhm, rather interesting tweet about how this app operates.

    Needless to say, I don't think any app which requires the app to be open and foregrounded and the screen to be on will be very popular/well utilised.

    1. Algernon_Asimov
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      He followed up with this tweet. (I didn't find it. It just came up directly under the tweet you linked.)

      He followed up with this tweet. (I didn't find it. It just came up directly under the tweet you linked.)

      Greg Hunt now saying that unlike the Singapore version, the Australian contact tracing app will work even when an iPhone is locked and other apps are running, but this will impact the strength of the Bluetooth signals and the app’s effectiveness.

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