Have a look at Issue 23 here: https://github.com/vteague/contactTracing#readme
Jim Mussared and Vanessa Teague probably know more about this app than most people. brd On 11/08/2020 10:36 am, kheit...@kheitman.com wrote: > Yeah nah Scott. > Anyone else with actual experience of this app? > --- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > kheit...@kheitman.com.....................www.kheitman.com > ---------------------------------------------------------- > On 10/08/2020 10:59 pm, Scott Howard wrote: > >> This isn't new. >> Android devices have always required applications that do any form of >> Bluetooth scanning to have the "Location" permission. This doesn't >> mean that they are collecting your location using GPS (although with >> this permission they could), but is done because Bluetooth scanning >> can be used to determine your location, such as through proximity to >> a fixed bluetooth beacon. In effect, this is pretty much what >> Covidsafe is designed to do - track your "location", however in terms >> of other users rather than using fixed points for reference. >> (I believe iOS devices are the same, but I'm not certain on that) >> _> The first was a few weeks ago, when I manually updated the app >> (there is no "update" function) _ >> Updates are done using your devices App management system (eg, Google >> Play Store on Android) which absolutely supports automatic updates. >> Presumably you have them turned off. >> _> I hadn't read anything about this change, nor whether Minister >> Stuart Robert had reconsidered his position that using Google or >> Apple location services was a dangerous betrayal of our national >> sovereignty._ >> That's probably because the "change" you're referring to never >> happened, nor did the "dangerous betrayal of our national sovereignty". >> Scott >> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 4:50 AM <kheit...@kheitman.com> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> As one of the users of the Australian Government's COVIDsafe app from >>> the outset, I've noticed two major updates since first download. >>> The first was a few weeks ago, when I manually updated the app >>> (there is >>> no "update" function) - on download it now had more information screens >>> and apparently continued to renew the latest information state by >>> state. >>> >>> Last weekend I noticed it was not working - on opening it I was >>> informed >>> that the app "requires" location to be set on in order to run. I don't >>> routinely permit location broadcasting, so it's now a matter of letting >>> Google's location function run amok or the COVIDsafe app won't work at >>> all. >>> I hadn't read anything about this change, nor whether Minister Stuart >>> Robert had reconsidered his position that using Google or Apple >>> location >>> services was a dangerous betrayal of our national sovereignty. >>> Have other LINKers observed this new feature? >>> Regards, >>> Kim >>> >>> -- >>> ---------------------------------------------------------- >>> kheit...@kheitman.com.....................www.kheitman.com [1] >>> ---------------------------------------------------------- >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Link mailing list >>> Link@mailman.anu.edu.au >>> http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://www.kheitman.com > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > Link@mailman.anu.edu.au > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > -- Regards brd Bernard Robertson-Dunn Canberra Australia email: b...@iimetro.com.au _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
