But the government’s contact tracing app has a success rate of less than
1%
Technology experts in Australia have criticised the government for the
decision not to use Apple’s and Google’s contact tracing system model in
the country’s Covidsafe app, which is set to receive a crucial upgrade in
coming days.
On Monday, Government Service Minister Stuart Robert announced that the
Covidsafe app would include a new Bluetooth protocol called Herald, in an
effort to improve performance and better identify individuals who come in
close contact with Covid-19 patients.
Robert said that the code for the update would be made available via
Github to “enable the tech community an opportunity to provide feedback
ahead of the release to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store”. …
