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TraceTogether data was accessed in May 2020 for Punggol Fields murder investigation
Mr Tay Rui Hao had been jogging when he was stabbed near a bus stop in Punggol Field on May 10, 2020.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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Leader of the Opposition MP Pritam Singh (WP-Aljunied) speaking in Parliament on Sep 2, 2020.
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SINGAPORE: The Workers Party (WP) prefers that contact tracing data is not used in police investigations at all, but is prepared to support a Bill that restricts this use to investigations for serious offences, Leader of the Opposition MP Pritam Singh (WP-Aljunied) said on Tuesday (Feb 2).
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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. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
SINGAPORE - Proposed changes to the law to restrict the use of contact tracing data in criminal investigations to serious crimes will override all other laws. This means that public agencies cannot cite other laws to compel the use or disclosure of the personal data except for contact tracing in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic or for investigations into.