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West Australians’ highly sensitive personal data put at risk as COVID-19 contact tracing system lacks security

WA Health granted a third-party software vendor full access to personal data of WA residents. (ABC News: Gian De Poloni)

WA's COVID-19 contact tracing system is plagued with significant privacy and security concerns, putting at risk highly sensitive personal and medical information collected from more than half a million people.

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