Digital rights experts fear people's identification, health and work details could be on-sold by companies that have developed new phone apps to help state border management during the COVID-19 crisis.The WA and Tasmanian governments are using an app called Good2Go Pass to manage border travel exemptionsDigital and legal rights experts are concerned about data security and privacy
It asks travellers to input identity documents such as a drivers licence, passport, Medicare card or Tasmanian Information card, as well as attach work and health documentation.Lyndsey Jackson, the chair of digital rights group Electronic Frontiers Australia, said it appeared to request more data than other apps, such as the Commonwealth's CovidSafe contract tracing app.
In a statement, a spokesman for the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment said the WA and Tasmanian databases were segregated to ensure data collected by each state was inaccessible to the other. "These private companies can change their terms and condition at any time so once that happens and your information's in there you really don't have a lot of recourse."
The WA Government referred the ABC to its G2G website, which indicated those travelling to the state who did not want to use the app could speak directly to WA Police.
Don't have the apps, simple!