#tracetogether — Public Fediverse posts

it's the end of an era for me at HWZ, while i understand the safety aspects of the arbitrary age limit, it is the #tracetogether saga exposing how those who temporarily ask for my fellow citizen's permission to rule over them behaves.

my singpass connected to an online forum? i grew up together with the internet... not before and not in, i know how this shit works and it's not this way.

i have to transform this burning hate for those people into positive vision for those who have been conned.

Now published: our retrospective on why #DigitalContactTracing didn’t live up to hopes for #COVID, and how we could make it both transformational and safe next #pandemic https://publichealth.jmir.org/2023/1/e49560. Lessons-to-be-learned thread. #ExposureNotification #privacy #epidemiology #RiskAnalysis #TraceTogether @agebhard @Jasonbay 1/8

#Singapore should consider re-employing the #TraceTogether otter mascot for their campaign to boost birth rates coz the otter population here is ( ( B O O M I N G ) )

From the press release on the White Paper on Singapore's response to COVID-19:

"The TraceTogether (TT) programme faced slow adoption initially, and suffered a setback with the disclosure that TT data could be used for criminal investigations following earlier reassurances that the data would only be used for contact tracing."

https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Release-on-White-Paper-on-Singapore-response-to-COVID-19

#Singapore #WhitePaper #Governments #COVID19 #TraceTogether #Privacy #ContactTracing

@harishpillay

FYI, @harishpillay

"SafeEntry data is no longer being collected and the Health Ministry has deleted all identifiable TraceTogether and SafeEntry data from its servers and databases."

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-masks-on-public-transport-free-vaccines-6-things-you-need-to-know-as-s-pore-lifts-covid-19-rules

#Privacy #COVID19 #TraceTogether #SafeEntry #Singapore #DataCollection

Singapore: Mandatory use of #TraceTogether token or app at malls, workplaces, schools to start on June 1

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mandatory-use-of-tracetogether-token-or-app-for-checking-in-at-malls-workplaces-schools-to

#TraceTogether: ‘Quick and convenient’ check-ins with new gateways at malls, libraries and cinemas in Singapore

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/safe-entry-gateway-covid-19-malls-supermarket-cinema-libraries-14652464

"#TraceTogether app is interfering with Bluetooth connections on my iPhone"

https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/m63f6a/tracetogether_app_is_interfering_with_bluetooth/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

#TraceTogether Proximity Check-in ... For malls, cinemas, supermarkets and more public places

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/safeentry-gateways-deployed-malls-cinemas-supermarkets-14418004

Now let's do Indoor Positioning with a #TraceTogether Token 🤔

Will we know if the #TraceTogether AES Decryption Key has been leaked ... Or cracked? 🤔

Wonder who holds the #TraceTogether AES Decryption Key 🤔

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/trace-together-data-police-use-tougher-penalties-bill-parliament-14086650

Singapore's #TraceTogether Contact Tracing technology sparks Privacy Concerns

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tech/2021/01/25/singapore-coronavirus-covid-19-contact-tracing-privacy-lu-stout-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn

#TraceTogether: How Singapore lost trust on #ContactTracing Privacy

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/11/1016004/singapore-tracetogether-contact-tracing-police/

#TraceTogether: Privacy Laws applied to the Government at last

https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/01/11/privacy-laws-applied-to-the-government-at-last/

Smart Criminals just leave their #TraceTogether Tokens at home when Committing Crime

https://youtu.be/BKLYAUC9VJw

PSP expresses concern over use of #TraceTogether data to investigate crimes

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/psp-expresses-concern-over-use-of-tracetogether-data-to-investigate-crimes

"Singaporeans are feeling betrayed because of #TraceTogether. The govt needs to restore trust"

https://mothership.sg/2021/01/trace-together-trust-data-commentary/

‘Feeble’ efforts by the Government to handle backlash on #TraceTogether data

https://www.todayonline.com/voices/feeble-efforts-government-handle-backlash-tracetogether-data

"Some #TraceTogether users upset with Govt’s revelation on police access to data, say they’ll use it less"

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/some-tracetogether-users-upset-govts-revelation-police-access-data-say-theyll-use-it-less

"Forget The #TraceTogether Data. Can We Trust The Government To Keep Their Word?"

https://www.ricemedia.co/current-affairs-commentary-tracetogether-data-public-trust-government-keep-its-word/

The news that the #Singapore police can use information from the #COVID19 #TraceTogether app or token has got international attention.

"The revelation that TraceTogether data can be used for police investigations has raised questions over trust in government, especially in relation to data privacy, said observers yesterday."

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/polices-ability-to-use-data-raises-questions-on-trust

#Privacy #Surveilance

#TraceTogether data used in murder case

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3116541/coronavirus-tracetogether-data-used-murder-case

I didn't think of Criminal Procedure Code when speaking earlier about #TraceTogether: Vivian Balakrishnan

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/criminal-procedure-code-trace-together-vivian-balakrishnan-081742915.html

Singapore police can access #TraceTogether Contact Tracing Data for criminal investigations

https://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-police-can-access-covid-19-contact-tracing-data-for-criminal-investigations/

Singapore Police Force can obtain #TraceTogether data for criminal investigations: Desmond Tan http://web.archive.org/web/20210104100306/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-police-force-can-obtain-tracetogether-data-covid-19-13889914

"The risk of #TraceTogether and similar apps is that they normalise a new form of personal data collection, further enmeshing us into what has been called “surveillance capitalism” – a regime in which more and more of our personal information is captured, aggregated, and traded for profit by corporations and governments."

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3115863/does-take-singapores-tracetogether-really-show-increased-trust

Building #TraceTogether: How a modest team made a big impact

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/brandstudio/sgtogetherbettertomorrow/building-tracetogether-how-a-modest-team-made-a-big-impact-13742454

#TraceTogether adoption up to more than 60% as #Privacy concerns wane; users still bothered about Battery Drain

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tracetogether-app-token-adoption-phase-3-13748714

"#Bluetooth (Earbuds) connectivity issues due to #TraceTogether"

https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/k71j1x/bluetooth_connectivity_issues_due_to_tracetogether/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

"Asia had already shown what worked, #HaydenMcCall said, pointing to #TraceTogether where enabled phones digitally 'shake hands', leaving an accurate trail for contact tracers to follow, with the phone owner's permission. It is #OpenSource for anyone to use."
- #PhilPennington
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/413530/covid-19-major-it-groups-not-consulted-over-race-to-speed-up-contact-tracing