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Restrictions on use of TraceTogether data are good but government needs to rebuild trust
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As expected, the Singapore government’s use of TraceTogether data meant for contact tracing is now more tightly restricted with the passing of a Bill in Parliament yesterday.
With the change in the law, the police can now only use it to investigate seven categories of serious crimes. These include murder, terrorism and rape.
Coming after a public outcry in recent weeks, the development is a good sign that the government has decided to take citizens’ concerns seriously and spell out the usage of the data in clear terms.
Wednesday, 03 Feb 2021 08:51 AM MYT
A user displays the TraceTogether token, used for contact tracing to prevent the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus in Singapore. AFP pic
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SINGAPORE, Feb 3 A Bill was passed yesterday to spell out how the Government can use contact-tracing data, with some Members of Parliament (MPs) calling for the police to be granted more powers over the use of such data.
Others raised concerns that using such data for criminal investigations would affect the take-up rate of contact-tracing programmes.
A total of 18 MPs and two political office-holders rose to speak during the debate, which lasted nearly five hours.
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