Coronavirus - New Zealand
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@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Billy-Tell said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
People are so paranoid about their data. People who are otherwise rational human beings.
Identity theft is a thing. So is password theft to take over online accounts (often using data mined to impersonate people to reset accounts), the list goes on.
The more services you use online, say like banking or amazon, the more important data security is.
Particularly when you look at what people can achieve with such information:
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@Kirwan my organisation has been involved in drawing on 'big data' from the education and health sectors (we are an Education Research Org). The process to apply for said access (admittedly as a non-govt entity) is very, very comprehensive and there are a series of checks and balances that operate in terms of the use of that data. It's at an aggregate level with any sector specific identifier (like an NSN or NHI number) being replaced with another value so there are layers of protection there.
Often the biggest issue is understanding the peculiarities of each data set, how robust it is (in spite of vetting before opening up data) and if there has been any change in data collected (use of X, Y, Z fields/categories) over time.
I'm far more worried about what personal data is collected via Apps and the like compared to health, tax or education info. I agree that a super database of all our govt info could be risky if it were hacked or someone fucked up and shared access somehow. But I still see more potential for useful analysis than risk around govt data.
But I'd also acknowledge we are talking about a different type of data with the Covid tracking stuff.
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No new cases; no new deaths.
Dr Bloomfield said that already 92,000 people have signed up for the new tracer app.
Media release about the COVID-19 Tracer app: https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/nz-covid-tracer-app-released-support-contact-tracing
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@Stargazer said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
No new cases; no new deaths.
Dr Bloomfield said that already 92,000 people have signed up for the new tracer app.
Media release about the COVID-19 Tracer app: https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/nz-covid-tracer-app-released-support-contact-tracing
Boom! That's great news. Only 56 known active cases. That's awesome.
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@Tim said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Only 56 known active cases.
Gotta subtract those deaths too.
Oh wow! Of course! So only 35 known active cases. That really is rather neat
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Tim said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Only 56 known active cases.
Gotta subtract those deaths too.
Oh wow! Of course! So only 35 known active cases. That really is rather neat
And @Tim if I had just kept reading the damn table, I would have seen that
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Fletcher Building redundancies announcement must be the first of quite a few I'd have thought.
Air NZ announced another round, this time it's the cabin crew (pilots have had theirs).
On the plus side, pubs are open today.
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@booboo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Bones said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
The Nuremberg code.
That sort of person pisses me off.
What a piston wristed gibbon. Has obviously been reading far too many 'They're taking our Freedoms!' posts on Facebook.
She stayed pretty calm.
I'm giving businesses a bit of latitude at the moment. It is obvious when you go out at the moment that some stores are either misreading the rules......"Retail stores do not need to record details of their customers. You must still keep records of your employees and any visitors, such as maintenance workers or suppliers. You should keep customers 2 metres apart at all times, where practical." or are playing it safe if they think they aren't solely a retail outlet (e.g. with an attached workshop)
I had actually been to an Animates the other day and thought they didn't need to take my details but it was my choice to either go in or not. I just thought they will work it out soon
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@Crucial I went into a store yesterday (predominantly a trade store, but anyone can purchase goods there)
I had to sign in when I arrived, as it was a cash/eftpos sale, they then took my details at the till, and then I signed out when I left.
Made my visit a minute or so longer, but I battled on after.
Also visited the library, only allowing people to pick up books requested online (and drop off books)
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@Crucial I only watched the first 30 seconds. What a total piston wristed gibbon. Clearly went in with an agenda.
If it had been me the first time he asked if they wanted his business I'd have said no and escorted him from the premises. Oxygen thief.
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@Bones said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
The Nuremberg code.
Two things:
- Shop elsewhere you piston wristed gibbon.
- Film in fucking landscape mode.