NSW Expands Contact Tracing but Promises Data Privacy

NSW Expands Contact Tracing but Promises Data Privacy
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The New South Wales (NSW) government has followed Queensland to significantly broaden its contact tracing mandate but has promised to break the nationwide cycle of police accessing users’ private location data.

From July 12, educational institutions, offices, supermarkets, amusement centres, recreational facilities, places of worship, and more, will all be required to set up QR code scanning stations to facilitate contact tracing through the Service NSW app.

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