Australian conspiracy theorists and anti-lockdown groups share fake Covid check-in apps
by Christopher Knaus and Nick Evershed from World news | The Guardian on (#5N77V)
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A fake check-in app is being used by Covid-19 conspiracy theorists and anti-lockdown groups to dupe business owners and keep location data out of the hands of contact tracers in at least three states.
Guardian Australia can reveal that conspiratorial websites and Telegram groups with at least 15,000 followers are sharing links that allow users to generate fake check-in confirmations on their phones.
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