Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 12848365)

News article pointing up why it's pointless, and even counterproductive.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/austra...-should-worry/

Originally Posted by GarryP (Post 12847592)

The additions that google and apple are adding are for their own, privacy protecting, approach. It won't change the aussie government's app, or how it will not be running.



Yeah, particularly the way apple works there's not really multitasking and background tasks. Even google clamped down because those background tasks were eating battery life. Upshot is one of the reasons those in the know were saying not to touch this app - if its not in at the OS level, its not going to be any use because its a total pain in the arse to get the info (I'd looked into this before for another purpose).

It's also why I said that using location history was a much better bet - it's already built in and working, even if most people don't realise the reality. Exporting the time and locations from that and allowing apps on the personal phone to correlate with the location history of the individual would be more useful and immediately practical.

Still, it's all pretty academic now, providing the governments don't stuff up. You are more likely to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow as find someone with the disease, that you have been 1.5m of, for 15mins.

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12846184)

Amazon have some for a bit less than that:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0768HQZYX

Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 12848466)

It's starting to come back into stores here, but we got 20 litres from a Brisbane Distillery a few weeks ago. A lot of distilleries in Queensland are manufacturing so it's worth checking online if distilleries in your state are doing it too.

Originally Posted by Kim67 (Post 12848466)

It's starting to come back into stores here, but we got 20 litres from a Brisbane Distillery a few weeks ago. A lot of distilleries in Queensland are manufacturing so it's worth checking online if distilleries in your state are doing it too.

Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 12846146)

Any less than 15 mins will over run the contact tracers with too much data to trace.

Originally Posted by old.sparkles (Post 12847565)

So the only way COVIDSafe will work is if you are walking around using your phone. And then you still have the return 15 results from same device in 15 mins at 1.5m or less, and one or other tests positive for COVID 19 and releases the results.

Given that I go almost nowhere, and if I do then I don't walk around with my phone unlocked, I see no point in the app. Given the limitations, it seems rushed. Given the low numbers in most states, it seems unnecessary. But that's just me

Originally Posted by abner (Post 12848499)

What's your 'source' for that thought fart...?

Originally Posted by old.sparkles (Post 12847565)

Given that I go almost nowhere, and if I do then I don't walk around with my phone unlocked, I see no point in the app. Given the limitations, it seems rushed. Given the low numbers in most states, it seems unnecessary. But that's just me

Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 12848511)

Brendan Murphy. Chief Medical Officer.

Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 12848512)

If you want to get out of the Corona era, just install the app and stop reading mis-information

Originally Posted by abner (Post 12848516)

Clearly not someone with an IT background, assuming you've quoted him accurately.

Link?

Originally Posted by abner (Post 12848517)

Or just download it, to be counted amongst the sheep, and then don't bother activating it until a more useful version emerges.

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 12848634)

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