[Urgent]Daily check-in numbers for contact tracing app

Felix Lee made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Felix Lee

Dear Ministry of Health,

I would like to make an OIA request regarding the NZ COVID Tracer app and I would like this handled urgently.

The Privacy Assessment [1] paragraph 31 mentions analytics events are captured "When the Consumer uses the ‘scan location’ feature".

I would like to request:

- the daily number of 'scan location' analytics events for all the days you have data for

I request urgency because COVID is a fast moving event and data is often obsolete by the time we get it if it's delayed even by a week. There is high public interest in making sure the government's tracing app is being widely used.

If possible, can I please ask this data to be proactively released every day on the Ministry's website to save me from making repeated request.

I confirm I am a citizen eligible to make OIA requests.

Thank you for your continued hard work during this crisis.

Yours faithfully,

Felix Lee

[1] https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/...

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Kia ora Felix

Thank you for your request for official information received 24 May 2020
for:

"I would like to make an OIA request regarding the NZ COVID Tracer app and
I would like this handled urgently.

The Privacy Assessment [1] paragraph 31 mentions analytics events are
captured "When the Consumer uses the ‘scan location’ feature".

I would like to request:

- the daily number of 'scan location' analytics events for all the days
you have data for

I request urgency because COVID is a fast moving event and data is often
obsolete by the time we get it if it's delayed even by a week. There is
high public interest in making sure the government's tracing app is being
widely used.

If possible, can I please ask this data to be proactively released every
day on the Ministry's website to save me from making repeated request."

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202003745.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to
respond to your request no later than 22 June 2020, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

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the Government's response to COVID-19. This may impact on our ability to
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current request, this may enable us to respond more quickly. You can
notify us of any changes to your request by replying to this email.

Ngâ mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia ora Felix

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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