Australian Senate Debate New ‘COVIDSafe’ App Privacy Laws

Australian Senate Debate New ‘COVIDSafe’ App Privacy Laws
COVIDSafe on Iphone, Sydney, Australia, April 27, 2020. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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Attorney-General Christian Porter introduced strong new privacy legislation that will protect the data of Australians who are using the “COVIDSafe” app.

The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on May 12 and is now before the Senate who are debating whether to pass the Privacy Amendment Bill 2020 into law.
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