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1/9: Given that I just got rather annoyed, I feel that some really clear explanation is now needed to explain why the idea of reviving the re-identification ban is such

1/4: In the absence of any source code for the #covid19au tracing app, I decided to pull the TraceTogether code and start looking. 2/4: First observation: the decryption of IDs

My concern here is that it assumes there are only two options - download or refuse Aus's covid19 app - without asking whether it could be designed for better privacy:

1/4: I have been thinking about the often-false dichotomy between privacy and safety, and in particular how setting those two up as opposites pushes people into sacrificing privacy when they