09/01/2021

COVID-19 TraceTogether data may be used for criminal investigations


Update 16 Dec 2021: Wake Up, Singapore December 13 at 11.17 PM

Pritam Singh pulled no punches. Edwin knows how to give but Pritam knows how to give back.

“Why don’t you do the same when trace together happened in late October, why didn’t the government just come out to tell the truth straight away, don’t wait for parliamentary question
 … I’m not questioning it, but this is a decision the government made, and this is the call I made”


Enforcement officers can enter homes without warrant to check on Covid-19 measures: URA
Actor Nick Mikhail had posted videos on Instagram about URA officers and police officers entering his home on July 31, 2021. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM NICK MIKHAIL/INSTAGRAM

Safe distancing enforcement officers can enter, inspect and search various premises, including residences, without a warrant, to check whether Covid-19 regulations are being complied with, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday (Aug 2).

"Nonetheless, officers will calibrate their approach for each premises, based on the circumstances of each case," it said.

URA provided this response after actor Nick Mikhail posted videos on Instagram about URA officers and police officers entering his home on July 31.



TraceTogether app's possible Covid-19 exposure alert has been removed
Removing the feature will prevent confusion in the light of vaccination-differentiated safe management measures. ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN

The possible exposure feature on the TraceTogether application has been removed, as the Ministry of Health (MOH) has created new categories of health alerts to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.

With the evolving coronavirus situation, the ministry has designed these new categories that make more sophisticated use of TraceTogether, SafeEntry and other relevant data, said an update to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the TraceTogether app.

These health alerts and warnings are tiered based on MOH's assessment of the individual's risk level of infection, and have been useful in helping it manage the Covid-19 outbreak, said the update. "With the new categories of Covid-19 health alerts, there is no longer a need for possible exposure alerts."


Bill restricting use of TraceTogether data for serious crimes passed by Parliament

Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 2) passed a Bill to restrict the use of personal contact tracing data to seven serious crimes, including murder and terrorism.

Privacy concerns over the TraceTogether national contact tracing tool for COVID-19 were raised after it emerged in Parliament last month that the police have the power to order anyone to produce data, including TraceTogether data, for criminal investigations.

The Government had earlier said that TraceTogether data would be strictly used for contact tracing. The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Amendment) Bill was introduced on a Certificate of Urgency on Monday.


Limits imposed on use of contact tracing data by police

A Bill restricting the use of personal contact tracing data in criminal investigations to only serious crimes, such as murder and terrorism, was passed in Parliament yesterday, with assurances of safeguards to protect people's data.

This comes after a public outcry when it was revealed last month that the police could use TraceTogether data for criminal investigations as well as for contact tracing.

The safeguards in place include deleting TraceTogether and SafeEntry data for Covid-19 contact tracing from government servers when the pandemic is over, as well as encrypting any extracted data used for investigations by the police and restricting its use to only seven categories of serious crimes.

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Opposition MPs press for details on Govt's error on use of TraceTogether data

Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) pressed Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 2) for details on how he made an error in not stating that data from the TraceTogether contact-tracing programme can be used in criminal investigations.

They also asked Dr Balakrishnan, who is Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, why it took so long for the Government to come clean that such data can be used for purposes other than fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, given that blanket assurances were given from at least the middle of last year.

The opposition MPs noted that the police had even managed to access data from TraceTogether when investigating a murder that occurred in May last year.

Singapore limits police use of TraceTogether contact-tracing data to seven types of criminal offences

Singapore on Tuesday passed legislation that limits the scenarios in which law enforcement agencies can access data obtained by the government’s coronavirus contact-tracing app.
The development comes as the minister in charge of Singapore’s tracing programme admitted a loophole in the system had raised concerns about data privacy among citizens.

Under the new bill, all government agencies – including law enforcement – would be able to access the data from the TraceTogether app only for contact tracing or for investigating seven types of criminal offences. The bill also requires lawmakers to return to parliament should they wish to expand the number of scenarios in which data can be accessed. The move follows the government’s disclosure last month that data from TraceTogether could be used in criminal investigations of “serious” – but at the time unspecified – offences and that the police had already accessed it for a murder investigation which took place in May last year.

That disclosure had sparked an outcry from the public, who had previously been told the data would be used only for contact-tracing purposes. Critics said the police’s use of the data was an invasion of privacy and a breach of trust in the government.


‘Not fathomable or even believable’ that gov’t misspoke on TraceTogether: Singapore opposition leader

Singapore’s political opposition, including leader Pritam Singh, are not letting the government off the hook for falsely telling the public that tracking data collected to fight COVID-19 would be kept out of the reach of law enforcement.

Worker’s Party chief Singh and chairman Sylvia Lim were among those in parliament today questioning why such an “efficient” government was unable to come clean about the privacy threats posed by its TraceTogether COVID-19 tracking system. The arguments came hours after the minister-in-charge of Singapore’s “Smart Nation” tech initiatives apologized for telling Singaporeans last year their data would solely be used for coronavirus contact tracing.

Singh took the floor to say people weren’t buying it, in proper parliamentarian wordiness:
  • “When Minister Vivian Balakrishnan admitted in Parliament that he did not consider Section 20 of the Criminal Procedure Code […] there are Singaporeans who opined that this was not fathomable or even believable, for a largely efficient government machinery that has consistently approached COVID-19 as a whole-of-government endeavor.”
  • “They further contend that if not ministers, at least the officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and GovTech, who conceived TraceTogether, would have known of the privacy considerations surrounding TraceTogether,” he added, urging those holding power to be more transparent with how people’s personal information is used.


'Convenience' for police will compromise trust needed to win COVID-19 fight – Pritam

While the use of TraceTogether (TT) data would make things more convenient for the police in their investigations, it is not a good enough reason to compromise the trust necessary to win the COVID-19 fight, said Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh on Tuesday (2 February). “As it stands, the police have an abundance of investigative tools. There is a legitimate view that these tools should be more than sufficient in detecting crime and securing convictions,” said Singh, citing technological tools like CCTVs and forensic examination of mobile phones and laptops.

Singh spoke at the second reading of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Amendment Bill, which aims to – among other things – enshrine in law that personal contact tracing data obtained from the TT, SafeEntry (SE) and BluePass (BP) systems can be used only in the investigation of serious offences.

Noting the “disquiet, unhappiness and cynicism” from some Singaporeans over the government’s revelation last month that TT data can be used in criminal investigations, the Workers’ Party (WP) chief told Parliament, “It comes down to a question of trust, the perceived lack of empathy over the public’s privacy concerns and discomfort with sharing mobile phone data with the authorities without sufficient assurances.”


S'pore govt to pass law to ensure TraceTogether data can be used only for serious crimes
The TraceTogether app and tokens exchange Bluetooth signals in an encrypted and randomised form with nearby users.ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

A law will be passed to formalise assurances made earlier that data from the Covid-19 TraceTogether contact tracing programme, if needed for criminal investigations, can be used to look into only serious offences including murder, terrorism and rape.

The legislation will be introduced in the next sitting of Parliament next month on a Certificate of Urgency, said the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) yesterday. This means that the proposed law is urgent enough to be put through all three readings in one parliamentary sitting, instead of separate sessions.

SNDGO said the legislation will specify that personal data collected through digital contact tracing solutions, which comprise the TraceTogether and SafeEntry programmes, can be used only for contact tracing. SNDGO also said: “We acknowledge our error in not stating that data from TraceTogether is not exempt from the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).”


Legislation to be introduced setting out serious offences for which TraceTogether data can be used for police probe

The Government will introduce legislation setting out seven categories of serious offences for which TraceTogether data can be used for police investigations, said the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) on Friday (Jan 8). These include offences related to terrorism, drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping and serious sexual offences such as rape.

Privacy concerns over the national contact tracing tool for COVID-19 were raised after it emerged in Parliament on Monday that under Section 20 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the police have the power to order anyone to produce any data - including TraceTogether data - for the purposes of a criminal investigation.

A privacy statement on the TraceTogether website previously said that the data would only be used “for contact tracing purposes”. Following Monday's parliamentary sitting, the website was updated to mention that the Criminal Procedure Code applies to all data under Singapore's jurisdiction. "We acknowledge our error in not stating that data from TraceTogether is not exempt from the Criminal Procedure Code," said SNDGO on Friday.


Police can use TraceTogether data for criminal investigations
The Government has put in place stringent measures such as allowing only authorised officers to access TraceTogether data. PHOTO: ST FILE

The police can obtain any data under Singapore's jurisdiction for the purposes of criminal investigations, and this includes TraceTogether data, Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan told the House yesterday.

Mr Christopher de Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC) had asked if data collected under the programme will be used for criminal investigations, a concern expressed by some online.

Mr Tan replied that TraceTogether was conceived and implemented for contact tracing to fight Covid-19, and measures had been put in place to protect the data. But this does not preclude its use in criminal investigations as the police are empowered under the Criminal Procedure Code to obtain the data for such probes, he added.

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Vivian Balakrishnan acknowledges he 'misspoke' about TraceTogether data
The design and code of TraceTogether collects only Bluetooth proximity data as opposed to location data The Straits Times

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 5) that the police can access TraceTogether data only by requiring a person involved, or assisting, in a criminal investigation to produce his smartphone or his token.

The minister said that he had not contemplated the implications of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) when he said at a press conference in June that TraceTogether data would be used "purely for contact tracing, period".

"Frankly, I had not thought of the CPC, when I spoke earlier," he said, a day after Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan affirmed that under this law, police have the power to obtain TraceTogether data for the purposes of a criminal investigation.



Can trust in TraceTogether be restored?
The TraceTogether app (left) and token (right). (PHOTOS: Getty Images / Reuters)

A seemingly straightforward question asked in Parliament this week has sparked a much larger debate over the use of data obtained by TraceTogether, Singapore’s digital COVID-19 contact tracing system.

At heart is the issue of the police having access to TraceTogether data for criminal investigations and whether such powers negatively affect public trust in the system. A delay in informing the public about such police powers from the time that the system was rolled out last year has also raised concerns.

Before I dive any deeper, here is a recap of what has taken place - During Monday’s (4 January) Parliament session, a query was raised by Member of Parliament Christopher de Souza on whether the police use TraceTogether data for criminal investigations. Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan clarified that police here are empowered under the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to obtain data from the TraceTogether app or tokens of Singapore’s residents for the purpose of investigating crimes. This revelation, which was previously not widely known to the public, led to many netizens claiming that the government had performed a U-turn on its initial promise that the system would be used only for contact tracing.

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Police's ability to use TraceTogether data raises questions on trust
A moviegoer using the TraceTogether app to scan a QR code to check in at a Cathay cinema on Oct 31, 2020. PHOTO: ST FILE

The revelation that TraceTogether data can be used for police investigations has raised questions over trust in government, especially in relation to data privacy, said observers on Tuesday (Jan 5).

Associate Professor Eugene Tan from the Singapore Management University said the news came across as the Government backtracking on its earlier assurance that TraceTogether would be used only for contact tracing.

"It clearly undermines their trust and credibility," said the former Nominated MP.

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Singapore Police May Use Contact Tracing Data for Investigations
TraceTogether has been adopted by about 78% of the city-state’s population of nearly 5.7 million. Photographer: Catherine Lai/AFP/Getty Images

Singapore’s police force may use data acquired through its widely adopted contact tracing program for criminal investigations, a senior official said on Monday. Replying to a question about the city-state’s TraceTogether program in parliament, Desmond Tan, minister of state at the Ministry of Home Affairs, said the police force was “empowered under the criminal procedure code to obtain any data, including TraceTogether data, for criminal investigations.”

“The government is the custodian of the TT data submitted by individuals, and stringent measures are in place to safeguard this personal data,” Tan said. “Examples of these measures include only allowing authorized officers to access the data, using such data only for authorized purposes, and storing the data on a secured data platform.”

With one of the highest take-up rates in the world, TraceTogether has been adopted by about 78% of the city-state’s population of nearly 5.7 million, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said during a parliamentary speech on Monday. The use of TraceTogether either through its mobile application or a wearable token will be required for entry into public venues in early 2021, the Ministry of Health stated in December.


Singapore says its contact-tracing data can be used for criminal investigations
Government staff demonstrate Singapore’s new contact-tracing smartphone app called TraceTogether.(Catherine Lai / AFP/Getty Images)

Singapore’s COVID-19 contact-tracing program is facing renewed concerns over privacy after a government minister told lawmakers that data collected through the program could be used for criminal investigations, despite earlier assurances to the contrary.

The TraceTogether program, which requires Singaporeans to download an app or carry a Bluetooth-enabled token, was introduced in March. Although participation is technically voluntary, officials have threatened social penalties for those who do not sign up. So far, more than 4.2 million people, or about three-quarters of residents, have joined the program.

The government had initially pledged that none of the data collected would be accessed unless an individual was found to have contracted the coronavirus and required contact tracing. But in a session of Parliament on Monday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan said the data could also be used in criminal inquiries.


Singapore Covid contact-tracing data made accessible to police force
The system is one of the most widely used in any nation, taken up by nearly 80% of the 5.7 million population (Afp/AFP via Getty Images)

Singapore’s government has announced its police force will be able to obtain data from its coronavirus contact-tracing technology to use for criminal investigations. The TraceTogether system currently in place is one of the most widely used in any nation, taken up by nearly 80% of the 5.7 million population, and so the decision is likely to raise privacy fears.

When concerns were raised previously about the nature of the phone app tracing, the authorities assured citizens that the data is encrypted, stored locally and only tapped by authorities if an individual tests positive for coronavirus.

But now, Minister of State of Home Affairs Desmond Tan has stated “The Singapore Police Force is empowered ... to obtain any data, including TraceTogether data, for criminal investigations.”


Singapore Covid-19 contact-tracing data accessible to police
Singapore’s contact tracing app, TraceTogether, which is being used as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in the city-state

Singapore said on Monday its police will be able to use data obtained by its coronavirus contact-tracing technology for criminal investigations, a decision likely to increase privacy concerns around the system. The technology, deployed as both a phone app and a physical device, is being used by nearly 80% of the 5.7 million population, authorities said after announcing its use would become compulsory in places like shopping malls.

The TraceTogether scheme, one of the most widely used in any country, has raised privacy fears but authorities have said the data is encrypted, stored locally and only tapped by authorities if individuals test positive for COVID-19.

“The Singapore Police Force is empowered ... to obtain any data, including TraceTogether data, for criminal investigations,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan said in response to a question in parliament. The privacy statement on the TraceTogether website says: “data will only be used for COVID-19 contact tracing”.


Singapore says COVID tracing app data is fair game for criminal investigations

Police in Singapore are authorized to use data collected by an application for tracking exposure to the coronavirus for criminal prosecutions, a Singaporean government official said Monday in a move that could draw criticism from civil liberties groups over potential privacy violations.

“Singapore Police Force is empowered under the Criminal Procedure Code to obtain any data and that includes the Trace Together [TT] data, for criminal investigations,” Desmond Tan, Singapore’s minister of state for home affairs, told members of parliament on Monday. “The government is the custodian of the TT data submitted by the individuals and stringent measures are put in place to safeguard this personal data.”

Government officials tried to use the Trace Together website to assure Singaporeans that the data submitted through the contact-tracing app is limited and protected. A website update on Monday nonetheless informed users that police may request data for criminal investigations. Singapore, an island country of some 6 million people in Southeast Asia, has a reputation for using strict social laws in the name of maintaining order. More than 4.2 million people in Singapore use the app or a physical token that is part of the program, according to local media reports.


Singapore Used Contact Tracing Data in Case Involving Murder

Singapore’s government defended the use of contact tracing data in police investigations, as a senior lawmaker said information from the widely-adopted program has already been used once to assist in a murder case. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday about the city-state’s TraceTogether program, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the data would only be used for serious crimes.

“There may be serious crimes -- murder, terrorist incidents -- where the use of TraceTogether data in police investigations may be necessary in the public interest,” Balakrishnan said, adding he was aware of TraceTogether data being used just once in a murder case, but gave no further details. “The police must be given the tools to bring criminals to justice and protect the safety and security of all Singaporeans.”

The disclosure adds to concerns over privacy issues in contact tracing programs designed to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. Efforts by many countries to use mobile apps have mostly stalled or have been abandoned amid dismal take-up rates and worries that the technology poses a threat to privacy rights.


Human Rights Watch calls on Govt to firewall TraceTogether data from police use

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Government to “immediately firewall” TraceTogether (TT) data “away from the police, prosecutors and other law enforcement personnel”, according to a statement the international advocacy group released on Tuesday (Jan 5).

On Monday (Jan 4), the Government had confirmed that the Singapore Police Force (SPF) can obtain TT data for criminal investigations under the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan had said in Parliament: “The Government is the custodian of the TT (TraceTogether) data submitted by the individuals and stringent measures are put in place to safeguard this personal data.

“Examples of these measures include only allowing authorised officers to access the data, using such data only for authorised purposes and storing the data on a secured data platform.”


Here’s why allowing police access to TraceTogether data goes beyond matters of intrusion of privacy, according to Amnesty International

Many countries around the world have adopted mass surveillance to keep track of their citizens’ movement in the name of security and data gathering. Some of the methods used by these governments include listening to phone conversations, reading emails and text messages, monitoring posts on social media, assessing web browsing history and more.

Among countries that have mass surveillance projects are China, India, and the United States. Closer to home, Singapore’s Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan revealed in Parliament on Monday (4 January) that the city-state’s police force can obtain data from the national contact tracing programme TraceTogether for criminal investigations.

Mr Tan explained that police is empowered under the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to get hold of any data, and that includes the data gathered from TraceTogether. “The Government is the custodian of the TT (TraceTogether) data submitted by the individuals and stringent measures are put in place to safeguard this personal data,” said the Minister.


7 reasons why ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’ is the wrong response to mass surveillance

When we launched #UnfollowMe, our campaign to end governments’ use of mass surveillance, the Amnesty Facebook and Twitter feeds were swamped. A lot of people told us: “If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear”. The reasoning goes that if you’ve done nothing wrong, it doesn’t matter if governments want to collect all your data, emails, phone calls, webcam images and internet searches, because they won’t find anything of interest. It’s an attractive argument, but it’s not right – and here’s why.

A lot has been written about this issue, but for answers we looked through the responses of Amnesty supporters on Facebook. We’ve used your comments to explain why “nothing to hide” is the wrong way to respond to governments’ use of mass surveillance:
  • “Privacy should be a right unless something is done that arouses legitimate suspicion.” Karine Davison
  • “So no problem with a webcam in your bathroom or your bedroom either?” Ulf Carsson
  • “BTW wanting my privacy is NOT equal to have something to hide.” James Earl Walsh
  • “Nothing to hide – as long as you agree 100% with the outlook and policies of your government.” Emily Kate Goulding
  • “The premise is that the ones behind the cameras will have the best interests of the people at heart.” Roland van der Sluijs
  • “Do you really want to live a life of mindless repetition, obeying everything?” Jia Hengjian
  • “If we have nothing to hide, why are we under surveillance?” Jake Lawler


The COVID-19 Virus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Vaccines?
A nurse prepares to vaccinate a health care worker at the Berks Community Health Center in Reading, Pa. Jan 6

As we enter the second year of living with the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus is celebrating its invasion of the world’s population with yet more mutated forms that help it to spread more easily from person to person.

One, first detected in the UK in December, has already raised alarms about whether the COVID-19 virus is now escaping from the protection that vaccines just being rolled out now might provide. The variant has also been found in the US. Already, U.K. officials have tightened lockdowns in England, Scotland and Wales, and over the holidays, more than 40 countries banned travelers from the region in an effort to keep the new strain from spreading to other parts of the world. Health officials are also concerned about a different strain found in South Africa that could become more resistant to vaccine protection. This variant includes a few mutations in key areas that antibodies, generated by the vaccine, target.

Exactly how the new strains affect people who are infected—such as whether they develop more severe symptoms—and whether they can lead to more hospitalizations and deaths, aren’t clear yet. But scientists are ramping up efforts to genetically sequence more samples from infected patients to learn how widespread they are. So far, there are enough hints to worry public health experts.


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