Will you download the app?

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The contact tracing app that identifies if you have been in contact with someone who becomes infected?

Yes
But I understand and respect others’ concerns. I’m one of those nothing to hide people and happy to be traced for the common good. As I say I wouldn’t judge anyone for not signing up.

“ Could also buy a cheap smartphone if you can (that's compatible with the app), leave it on the app and just carry it along with your 'normal' phone separately”

They’ll just detect that the phone never goes out. Don’t spend the money. Just don’t install it.

Anyone with a half decent phone, some cost over £1k is not going to want some app stuck on it that means you can’t lock it or use it properly and runs the battery down

@Gronky

They had an opportunity, supported by both tech giants and other nations of maintaining a high level of user privacy, through a decentralised database but, instead, decided to go down the path of centralised data collection.

This. I work in NHS IT. There is no reason for what they’ve done other than mass surveillance.

No.

If they want to know my "sex" (or don't ask at all) then yes.

If they ask me what gender I identify with I will treat it as unscientific and not a serious exercise, so no.

Yes.

No, mass surveillance doesn't sit well with me.

I find it interesting that at the start of lockdown, people who were opposed to it were told that everyone has to make massive sacrifices for the sake of the world's health. Lockdown for me and my family has been a massive sacrifice, and we are all low risk. Perhaps it is time for others to now make compromises and sacrifices they find unpalatable for the sake of enabling us to live alongside the virus so that the low risk and healthy can get the economy moving again? You may need to accept this as the new normal, in the same way that we had to accept lockdown.

Yes already have done (in Australia, was released on the weekend).

I will but surely it relies on you having your phone with you? I'm only going out to go running or a walk so don't bother to take my phone. Don't really want to lug it about all the time.

If it prevents you locking your device surely you wouldn’t be able to use mobile banking on your phone as I thought being able to lock your phone was one of the conditions for mobile banking, anyone could grab your phone and have access to all your data

Maybe someone with more knowledge will come on and tell me more on this

I’m amazed at the amount of people that would just put something on their phone without questioning its security

This is widely used in Singapore. You are able to lock your phone but need to keep Bluetooth on.

It's now a condition of entry to supermarkets here that you scan a QR code which invites you to submit your ID number to a government site - this is also for tracing purposes and you can only enter the shop if you have done this as entry staff will check your phone before allowing you in. You also have to scan as you leave and show the cashier the screen to prove you've done it before you can go.

The irony is that I never did supermarket shops before Covid-19 as I always had home delivery, but since this is limited to 35 items now (and there are three adults, two children and pets in our house) I have to top up by visiting the stores 🤷🏼‍♀️

No. I'm too aware how much national private data can end up in private companies and foreign government hands. There are various ways to keep track of your daily contacts without a "national data" approach. It can be done the German way or, my favourite, the NZ way - keeping a diary.

I don’t know

I do worry about centralisation of data and privacy. Combined with the vast power government currently has over our lives.

Has to have a balance.

I hadn't heard about this. I need more info first.

No

Not a chance. Quite shocked about Lampshades post. Is this going to be the future? Agree to government surveillance or not be allowed to be part of society?

@Limpshade that implies that every single person in Singapore has a smart phone. Can that really be the case?

No. I don’t trust the people behind the app. Why aren’t we using the app that everyone else is?

It’s like Dyson making ventilators. Jobs - and data harvesting - for their mates.

Interesting that people on here trust Apple and Google with their info more than the UK government subject to UK law.

If you have an iPhone, Apple have your info anyway.