Contact Tracing Data in Victoria, Australia Accessible to Third Parties: Court Documents

Contact Tracing Data in Victoria, Australia Accessible to Third Parties: Court Documents
A parent uses the QR code check in at a playground in Brunswick in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 03, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Contact tracing information in the Australian state of Victoria is accessible to third parties despite earlier government assurances that the data was secure, according to recently unveiled court documents.

Victoria’s Acting Premier Jacinta Allan has since admitted that contact tracing information could be shared with third parties, such as police or government agencies, for public health purposes in “life or death” situations.