I give my views about the access to the data in the Trace Together device (i.e. the token or the mobile app).
The device record the token ID of the two devices that have been in close contact within a close proximity and for a certain period of time. It does not store the location and the name of the parties.
The data is stored in the device and is not uploaded to the government server.
This is a separate system from the Safe Entry that is recorded contains the location, time and identity of the person and is stored in the government servers.
In this respect, the data in the Trace Together device is quite private.
If a person is found to be infected with the coronavirus, the ministry of health can download the TT data and retrieve the token ID of the people that the infected person had been in close contact over the past 14 days.
The health authority can get the name and telephone number of the contacted persons, using the token ID, and send an alert to alert them to go for testing.
The government has declared that the TT data will only be used for this purpose. I trust their intention.
It is true that the current Criminal Procedure Code allow the police to confiscate computers, devices and documents to gather evidence in connection with a crime.
This power, which has been around for several decades, is not restricted to the TT data. It covers a very large scope.
If there is any concern about the powers of the police, it should be directed at the more sensitive information that can be confiscated. The TT data is probably rather unimportant.
If a person to be engaged in a meeting that they don't want to be recorded, he or she can turn off the Trace Together recording for that duration.
For the large majority of law abiding citizens, there is no need to fear about the loss of privacy.
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