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Covid Surveillance Tech Remains Open to Exploitation

By Ken Macon

Governments and private companies can still abuse all of the data they collected in the name of Covid.

During the pandemic, governments all over the world rolled out data tracking technologies, especially contact-tracing apps.

According to technology policy experts, these technologies opened opportunities for corporations and governments to harvest data without people’s consent.

In early June, it was revealed that the government of the Australian state of Victoria used a data agency to track the everyday activities of Victorians, beyond what was required for Covid.

According to The Herald Sun, Insights Victoria, the data agency the government used, collected sensitive, public, and “commercial-in-confidence” data in an effort to be the “single truth source” for the government. Victoria Premier Dan Andrews’ staff, the police chief commissioner, the emergency management commissioner, and the chief health officer had full access to the data…

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