TraceTogether saga: a timeline of critical development



Since the app TraceTogether It เกมสล็อตฟรี was launched in March last year to assist in efforts to track COVID-19 communications in Singapore, so concerns about user privacy arise and how the information received from users is used through the app.Concerns rose in January this year when it was revealed in parliament that Singapore police had the power to receive information. TraceTogether For criminal investigation The debate escalated and Congress finally passed an amended bill on Tuesday, saying officials could only access the information for the purpose of follow-up, contact or investigation into offenses. Criminal only and not for any other use.Here's a timeline of the issue surrounding the TraceTogether app:


March 20, 2020

TraceTogether app Launched by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) in conjunction with the Ministry of Health to help track contacts, COVID-19 works by exchanging a short range of Bluetooth signals between mobile phones to detect other app users entering. Joint in the neighborhood


May 2020

Police search and access information TraceTogether During the murder investigation at Punggol Fields, while they finally caught the suspect, they were unable to get information. TraceTogether That is useful because the app is not installed on the suspect's phone. The incident was first revealed during parliament on February 2.


June 5, 2020

Dr. Vivian Balakkrishna, the Smart Nation Initiative and Minister of State, said in parliament that the government is exploring the use of "tokens" worn in conjunction with the app. TraceTogether To track contact This sparked an anti-use online petition, saying they "clearly violated the right to privacy, personal space and freedom of movement".Dr. Balakrishnan stressed during the press conference that the token TraceTogether It is not used to detect offenses and violations of the rules. He also said the government did not plan to force its residents to use the proposed tokens.(The) TraceTogether app, TraceTogether. It works on the device and the data generated (is) for tracking contacts only, period, ”he said in a press conference.


September 14, 2020

The government of Singapore started distributing tokens. TraceTogether Nationally, it is free for all Singaporeans, Singaporeans and permanent residents. This happened after the distribution of 10,000 tokens to the elderly in late June. In addition, tokens are distributed at the dormitories of foreign workers.The government aims to complete distribution by November. But has been delayed until this year


October 20, 2020

Smart Nation Office and Digital Government (Prime Minister's Office) announced that the TraceTogether app It will be continually expanded to be used in more locations to allow large-scale activities to resume. Places include workplaces, schools, nursing homes, retail stores and shopping malls.



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