Singapore’s CovidCard - up and running

Singapore’s CovidCard - up and running
Tara Barker
So there’s a debate about using bluetooth covid-19 tracing tags in New Zealand. They’ll be an invasion of privacy. Or they won’t work. And why do we need them anyway? Well, similar tags have already been distributed to 10,000 senior citizens in Singapore, where I live. They’re not seen as an invasion of privacy here - they’re just a way to make life easier for old people. It’s about inclusion. Not everyone has the latest smartphone, or enough eyesight to operate an app on a tiny screen. Are they jus...

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