The Queensland Police faced criticism over their usage of the Covid Check In App. Privacy and human rights commissioners have raised concern as the state police had been using the app to track check in details as part of an investigation over a reported theft of police officer’s items.
Despite assurances from the Queensland government that the app would only be used for contact tracing purposes, a previous scenario had been seen in Western Australia whereby police had used the app for crime investigative purposes.
QLD Police Minister Mark Ryan said the government is considering legislative changes to ensure the public had “complete confidence” over the app’s privacy.