It's hard to disagree with the statements you make in this comment, but this does not answer my question. To say "free software is important" is one thing; another thing is to say "if a GPL-licensed software includes a closed-source dependency, this is a news-breaking problem". Considering the deep dependency trees many applications have, I would assume incompatible licenses in an app or library, and yes--even closed source dependencies in GPL-licensed applications--is a problem that occurs rather frequently. I think there is a generic problem at the intersection of license management and dependency management. COVIDSafe is just an example of this, and given the prevalence of these issues, I think it is in itself not particularly newsworthy.