The AFL encourages our fans and supporters to download the COVIDSafe app to help stop the spread and save lives. #StayHomeSaveLiveshttps://t.co/78p4dXP64y

— AFL (@AFL) April 27, 2020

I know some people have reservations about the Australian Government’s COVID19 tracing app, but on balance I have decided to download it, and hope many others will do the same. https://t.co/0rlwzCUSQr

— Lisa Pryor (@pryorlisa) April 26, 2020

Let's dissect #COVIDSafe (Android) - https://t.co/7XUijSf4l0 pic.twitter.com/KQDc8KfwIl

— geoffrey huntley (@GeoffreyHuntley) April 26, 2020

The #COVIDSafe app helps slow the spread of #COVID19. Having confidence we can find & contain outbreaks quickly means govts can ease restrictions while still keeping Australians safe. Downloading the app helps protect you, your family & friends. More info: https://t.co/ePN7dURoyH pic.twitter.com/3mjcUipthX

— Australian Government Department of Health (@healthgovau) April 26, 2020

As at 10:30 PM 1 million Australians have now downloaded and registered for the #CovidSafeapp - please join us and help protect ourselves, our families, each other but above all else our nurses and doctors

— Greg Hunt (@GregHuntMP) April 26, 2020

It was so easy to download the COVIDSafe app.
Hopefully it saves lives and helps quicken the efforts to get Australia back and running again. #coronavirus

COVIDSafe app https://t.co/AL9gtpdwMJ

— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) April 27, 2020

By any reasonable measure, #covidsafe is itself, "safe". Still, that won't stop people chiming in on this thread - on one of the world's largest social media platforms funded by profiling your usage of it and targeting ads at you - from saying it'll erode their privacy. It won't.

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) April 27, 2020

The privacy policy for the #COVIDSafe app says people *should* use their real names when signing up.

"But you can use a pseudonym or fake name if you prefer​" #auspol pic.twitter.com/Al5gnd2GMY

— Dan Conifer (@DanConifer) April 26, 2020

My family and I have just downloaed and activated the #covidsafe app.
Lets all continue working together, to limit the spread and help save lives, by getting the App.
You can download and activate the covidsafe-app via the Australian Government link below.https://t.co/YfVzNAhB4U

— Shane Fitzsimmons (@RFSCommissioner) April 26, 2020

I've just installed #covidsafe and want to capture my thoughts on the experience and the general principles behind the app here, especially as they relate to privacy and trust in the government. My last thread on this was 11 days ago and is still relevant: https://t.co/YCoA6x3zql

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) April 27, 2020

To speed up how we notify you if you've possibly been exposed to COVID19, we’ve released the new #COVIDSafe app.

It will help health officials let you know quickly if someone you’ve had contact with has tested positive for Coronavirus. Find out more at : https://t.co/mXCSjHFRDO pic.twitter.com/cEn4ZbM1RA

— Australian Government (@ausgov) April 26, 2020

The #covidsafe app is now available in Australia ?

However, it's a shame that they have decided not to release the source code for full transparency.

Luckily, I'm a curious chap and also a professional mobile developer.

— Matthew Robbins (@matthewrdev) April 26, 2020

Next is the permissions requested and it's only Bluetooth and notifications. Some people have been concerned about location tracking - note that access to geolocation is *never* requested so #covidsafe will never be able to access it (this is controlled at the operating system). pic.twitter.com/otMd9aNjqC

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) April 27, 2020

"We hoped one million Australians might download it within five days - instead we hit one million within five hours"

Health Minister @GregHuntMP joined us with an update on the COVIDSafe app and to to respond to @Barnaby_Joyce's concerns.

How it works: https://t.co/jDOkhqI6i0 pic.twitter.com/S8HxfsO3Ti

— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) April 26, 2020

FYI I wrote a brief comment on Hacker News to try to explain how the tech community in Australia can fight some of the FUD about this app:https://t.co/lpn1xJfme6#covidsafe https://t.co/RWtrACSsZ2

— Mike Cannon-Brookes ??‍?? (@mcannonbrookes) April 26, 2020

1.89m people have now downloaded and registered for the #COVIDSafeApp as at 4pm today. This?effort will help protect ourselves, our families, our nurses and our doctors. ?AUS as we work together to beat this virus. Visit an app store & download today.https://t.co/vn3Nof801T

— Greg Hunt (@GregHuntMP) April 27, 2020

Privacy policy for COVIDSafe app | Australian Government Department of Health

What personal information will be collected, and why is it being collected? https://t.co/ySqffj9nhB

— PrivacyDigest (@PrivacyDigest) April 26, 2020

The COVIDSafe app is now available on iPhone and Android. It is free to download and will help you, your family and friends stay safe from coronavirus while also aiding in stopping its spread. Visit https://t.co/t8edMrWy5g> to learn more

— Paul Fletcher (@PaulFletcherMP) April 27, 2020

We all have a role to play in creating the safest environment possible. Downloading the new tracing app will allow for our healthcare officials to do there job and protect us all. COVIDSafe app | Australian Government Department of Health https://t.co/ZME9nRb4q9

— Pip Marlow (@pipms) April 27, 2020

The negativity I'm seeing is almost entirely based on unsubstantiated speculation and a general distrust of government as opposed to any tangible, impactful evidence. As @mcannonbrookes said, "turn the angry mob mode off" https://t.co/2QLpYAnBG8

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) April 27, 2020

Fwiw, the Minister’s claim that the data can only be used for contact tracing seems to be incorrect. Lawyer please!

1. App privacy policyhttps://t.co/7Xpo5F9GdC

2. Ministerial Determinationhttps://t.co/rZ9BRriCpF

3. Biosecurity Act 2015 section 479https://t.co/StKBxN1NB2 pic.twitter.com/khHcYmk2At

— Stilgherrian (@stilgherrian) April 27, 2020

Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app already has more than a million downloads https://t.co/1Ebrjg1wYm via @Verge

— Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair) April 27, 2020

Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app already has more than a million downloads - The Verge https://t.co/7hJsFJ80C7

— hey_joeb (@Hey_joeb) April 27, 2020

the Australian government launched a controversial #COVID19 tracing app and promised to legislate privacy protections around it as authorities try to get the country and the economy back onto more normal footing https://t.co/LpWsgOzt6h

— COVID19 in Asia (@SEACoronavirus) April 26, 2020

Premier @marshall_steven says he is 100 per cent confident in the safety of the new #covidsafe tracing app. #saparli https://t.co/qbdSa5f6TH

— ABC Adelaide (@abcadelaide) April 27, 2020