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Do these shenanigans make you less likely to download the NHS app?

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Redolent · 25/05/2020 04:00

I already had my reservations about installing an app produced by Dom’s former Vote Leave mates, but this disgraceful behaviour seems to have cemented that. Low installation rates of the app is certainly way to revolt against this shit show.

Alternatively, when the phone operator rings up to say that one of your work colleagues has tested positive, you need to go into unpaid isolation, I think we’ll tell them to fuck off. Or just go to Durham.

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buttersidedown · 25/05/2020 13:52

I would have downloaded it, as I thought it was in all of our best interests. I’m now not sure. I have lost faith that Boris is acting in the interests of the country, and don’t trust what he says about the safety of data.

conveniencestore · 25/05/2020 14:01

"If you don’t download it then you can’t moan when this continues for months on end"
No. there are several other apps that Boris and his associates could have chosen. These are apps that other democracies are using and that are already proven to work.
Developing a new app from scratch was not the only option, and from an objective point of view it made absolutely no sense to do this rather than use an existing app.

ThousandsAreSailing · 25/05/2020 14:01

They will always put personal profit over public safety. They turned down ventilators made by UK companies that were ready in favour of Dyson. Dyson hadn't even started to make them, I understand they turned out to be unsuitable but I bet he still got the money. He doesn't pay tax here. He is a Tory party donor Hmm
Our political system stinks yet we like to pretend we have a democracy
Political parties should, Imo, be funded through taxation. We need to stop lobbying and cronyism

conveniencestore · 25/05/2020 14:02

And actually, by developing an app from scratch, the government is causing this lockdown and disease to go on longer than necessary.

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