Gerald Giam of WP wants the government to specifically rule out data from TraceTogether from being accessed by Police

Hypothetical: A person was murdered in a back alley. His Trace Together token was found on him. Should the police be prohibited from getting information on the token to establish who killed or possibly witnessed his death?

Key words: Criminal investigation

Riding on the uproar, Gerald Giam of WP wants the government to specifically rule out data from TraceTogether from being accessed by Police.

Here's what you need to understand about TraceTogether:

Your location is not recorded. Only who you have come into contact with is recorded. The data is encrypted. The data is purged after 25 days.

Whatever data collected stays with you until:
1. you are infected with COVID-19, OR
2. you are being investigated or assisting the investigation of a serious crime (a possibility).

So who are we protecting in this uproar over Police being able to access it to investigate serious crimes?