Advice Request Do you have the COVID-19 Contact Tracing App for your country installed?

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

resistance of so many wackos who won't bother to wear a mask, make tracing a laughing matter. It's simply not possible.

wearing mask is for protecting others, while the tracing app is to protect you with digital data from others.
Remember that COVID-19 aka Corona can need 14 days until symptoms are visible so the tracing app, wearing mask and keep distance are proactive defence.

 

[oldschool]

More important though, is that the sad state of tracing in the U.S. and the resistance of so many wackos who won't bother to wear a mask, make tracing a laughing matter

@security123 tracing itself is mostly broken in this country. Even the President and his staff are unable and unwilling to trace, plus resistance to masks. Their 2 recent, rather small-ish events exposed at least hundreds of people, possibly 1,000+.

Maybe folks in other countries don't realize how screwed up the U.S. is right now. Totally broken political system and government. It will take years to get past Covid-19.

I go shopping and walking. That's it!

 

[brambedkar59]

We have Arogya Setu app here, it doesn't use the Google API AFAIK. I only install it when I have to travel cause it's necessary, after that I uninstall it cause it's garbage and drains battery. Even though our building had a case few weeks ago it didn't show anything in the app. What's the point if it doesn't even work.

Why Aarogya Setu is not using Google-Apple Exposure Notification yet

The Exposure Notification is visible on both Android phone and iPhone users in the country but is not usable. The API from the exposure notification feature is not being used by Aarogya Setu. Here's why.

indianexpress.com

 

[codswollip]

Does a BT app work when you are using BT peripherals (earbuds, etc.)? Otherwise, I turn it off to extend the time between charges.

Can the app even recognize BT signals from multiple phones present in your location, or only "one-at-a-time"?

What happens when if one reports themself positive (when they are not). Apart from panicking others, can they "undo" this? What if after reporting themselves positive (whether they are or not), they go grocery shopping... will they set off every nearby phone using the tracking app?

And since short exposures (say, under a few minutes) to others pose little likelihood of infection, what good is the app, since passing BT signals would rarely overlap even for a minute.

 

[Ink]

Does a BT app work when you are using BT peripherals (earbuds, etc.)? Otherwise, I turn it off to extend the time between charges.

Can the app even recognize BT signals from multiple phones present in your location, or only "one-at-a-time"?

What happens when if one reports themself positive (when they are not). Apart from panicking others, can they "undo" this? What if after reporting themselves positive (whether they are or not), they go grocery shopping... will they set off every nearby phone using the tracking app?

And since short exposures (say, under a few minutes) to others pose little likelihood of infection, what good is the app, since passing BT signals would rarely overlap even for a minute.

Or try it yourself and find out.

Apple and Google also have a paper explaining how their systems work.

Useful Links:
1. Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing - Apple and Google
2. Exposure Notifications: Helping fight COVID-19 - Google

No, I haven't even bothered to check out the app. I'm still tracked too much already, like everyone.

Both Apple and Google Exposure Notifications systems are implemented with privacy in mind. Linked above.

Must be different in the USA, where apps are built around NSA PRISM system. /s

 

[codswollip]

Both Apple and Google Exposure Notifications systems are implemented with privacy in mind. Linked above.

... and you believe this

 

[Local Host]

... and you believe this

As much as we believe Santa.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

... and you believe this

Actually I do, because if they were lying someone would discover it and bust them immediately.

 

[Minimalist]

Actually I do, because if they were lying someone would discover it and bust them immediately.

Also some of this apps are open-source so people can check for themselves.

 

[JB007]

Yes
I installed it because I HOPE it can help to fight against the Covid-19.
I am not afraid about privacy because I know that as soon as I buy a smartphone my privacy starts to be in danger.

 

[Moonhorse]

Nope, i live on country side where lives like 4000 people and the nearest city is like 80km away

We are currently automatically tested for covid, when were bit sick like flu anyways, so i dont see point installing that

But i believe in covid, and use mask etc, when in public

 

[HarborFront]

One country, Singapore, I know of uses a TraceTogether BT token. It also has a TraceTogether app. Either will do

You can search the contact tracing of the mentioned country on the net

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

I vote for "Not currently available" as the app (which is build with great privacy and security here in Germany) doesn't work without Google Services, so i can't use it, otherwise I would use it.

I change my vote to "yes" as the App is now usable without Google services!
German Corona App without proprietary Google libraries - Codeberg.org

 

[Gilbert2020]

We are using an app for COVID-19 test appointment only.

 

[Gilbert2020]

Apple has an available update for iOS 12.5 that lets you updated the COVID-19 Exposure notifications system for iPhone users.

 

[Nautilus]

ofcourse not , I do not want to be tracked and traced by those elite dictatorial fear mongengering douchebags...

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

ofcourse not , I do not want to be tracked and traced by those elite dictatorial fear mongengering douchebags...

You know that the system isn't for this kind of tracking and company's can use easier ways to tracking you?
Sorry but this is just nonsense.

 

[Minimalist]

You know that the system isn't for this kind of tracking and company's can use easier ways to tracking you?
Sorry but this is just nonsense.

I agree (at least for implementation in my country). System is not easy to use for actual tracking although it's "contact-tracing" app. Data they can get from you while you're using your mobile is much bigger then data collected by this app. And even if they somehow managed to get data from this app it wouldn't give them any additional information. So there's no point for them trying to get this data.

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

In the UK it is a complete failure:

Coronavirus: NHS COVID app failed to record potential exposures due to error

The wrong threshold had reportedly been set for the app and was not recording those who were close enough to transmit the virus.

www.google.co.uk

Coronavirus: What went wrong with the UK's contact tracing app? - BBC News

After months of work the UK has ditched the way its current coronavirus-tracing app works. So what went wrong?

www.google.co.uk

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So no, I haven’t personally downloaded the app, as I don’t believe it is effective enough. Here we are constantly under different forms of lockdown anyway, that’s enough action from my side. I don’t wish to be tracked and traced.

 

[fabiobr]

I used to have, but then I got infected and uninstalled it. XD