What if someone doesn't have a smartphone? Or a phone at all? How they (the police, government, whatever institution) want to track these?
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Ireland Launches COVID-19 App That Uses Apple/Google Exposure Notification API
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The Swiss flavor was launched the other week, and my subjective impression is that lots of people jumped to the offer and installed the app asap.
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SwissCovid app
SwissCovid app for mobile phones, contact tracing (breaking transmission chains)
If you don’t have a phone you can’t install the app. Pretty obvious. I assume you ignored the part stating this is not mandatory and this is not about the police or government tracking you.
I’m thankful we have an administration that offers choice and doesn’t force mandates, even technological ones - among the entirety of the American people.
One sometimes wonders how people can read something without actually taking in what is written (of course that assumes that people really did read it, where “it” could be the numerous Macrumors articles and forum posts). Even such simple statements as “it does not access nor record any location data”, repeated ad nauseam don’t seem to register at all.
There is of course the possibility that those persons do not believe what ultimately would be Apple. But logic should tell them that if Apple wanted, it could already track you very thoroughly. Presumably that logical reasoning somehow doesn’t get through either (which would get us back at not taking in straightforward information).
Maybe one way out is the standard method that being able to explain something is the clearest sign that one has fully taken in something. Thus the standard response should maybe be to ask them to explain us how exactly this system works in their understanding. Therefore being forced to explain what they think is happening helps to clarify their thoughts.
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This system doesn’t have to squash all possible transmissions, just enough of them that on average one person infects less than one other person. If that can be achieved, the number of new cases will go down slowly but surely.
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If enough people opting-in allows for pubs to open (or stay open), maybe that could be arranged. Show that you have the app installed and the first pint is on the house.
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Where were you when the government required that cell carriers are able to track cell phones? And why do you jump from somebody asking the government to do one thing (create an app) to stirring up fear that that is basically akin to asking the government to do ten other things? It is almost as if the mere desire to have a government is dangerous because it could do bad things.
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Sure, but for some countries it could take thousands of years at their current infection rate.
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Given that several states (including Republican-led ones) have reimposed restriction, it doesn’t look like that completely giving up is the inevitable course.
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As someone who doesn't live in Ireland, can I use this app? (Asking for a friend who lives in a backwards country without any leadership)
maybe if we offered a free ad based Game with it and free storage and search engine ... and a beer? Or we could offer photo storage and short videos? And if you get Covid it just marks those that you are close to?? I knew we where screwed as a country of flat earthers, anti vaxers, super christians, and anti big government that can’t wear a mask.... may the odds be ever in your favor. I’m guessing april through July was beta and now July through Christmas will be 1.0 with a small update around school?
Why is the immediate reaction that (a) government has to build this, (b) government has to approve this, and (c) people aren't able to decide for themselves to run it (or not) without someone forcing or cajoling them to do so?
Why not enable anyone anywhere to use a Apple (or Google) sample app to do tracking?
No need to governments to do anything, just Apple, or Google provide an app and let people use it. I'd use it in a second. I trust Apple to protect my privacy more than Google, Biden, Trump, Clinton, Macron, Merkel, Morrison, Xi, etc.
If the app is done anywhere, why not just allow it to be downloaded EVERYWHERE? Then people in the US and around the world can use the same app.
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Thank you, I know what DOA stands for, I want to know why they posted that.
Instead of demanding your government force you to use a COVID tracking app, why don’t you politely ask them to make reading comprehension courses compulsary? LOL!
On iOS, people could open Health, slide the Confirmed COVID-19 Positive widget, and done. No need for silos and government monkey business.
Because in the USA. Few will use it.
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Explain how I can turn it on. It’s grey out.
But this article is about Ireland not the USA.
btw, replying to v -man above, but macrumours makes the reply makes look like I’m replying to a different post, confusing.
Nope, if you don’t have some mechanism to limit who can indicate that they tested positive, you will inevitably get idiots marking themselves positive just to f with the system.
The mechanism used to prevent this is left up to each government that writes a front-end app, but the most common suggestion is that once you get a positive test, whoever did the test gives you a one-time-use QR code, and the only way to trigger the “I tested positive” mechanism in the app is to scan that QR code.
It necessarily requires some authentication of the people administering tests, to avoid such shenanigan, and that is best left up to each country or state.
I just commented on how many in the USA wouldn’t Use the app if it was available.
I wish we had an app in the US. Considering they are built on the API of two American companies, it’s unbelievable that all these other countries are up and running and we aren’t.
Who cares if there are entitled idiots that wouldn’t use it. I and every reasonable person I know would it download immediately. It would help.
This is about each of us taking individual responsibility to protect the public good. Same as wearing a mask. The point is to protect others.
Who cares if there are entitled idiots that wouldn’t use it. I and every reasonable person I know would it download immediately. It would help.
This is about each of us taking individual responsibility to protect the public good. Same as wearing a mask. The point is to protect others.
PSA: The Irish app works in the UK!
Download and use until the UK one arrives, and share to your contacts ASAP! No Ireland-specific content is required to setup, and it's available on the UK iOS App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/uk/app/covid-tracker-ireland/id1505596721
Read more:
9to5mac.com
Download and use until the UK one arrives, and share to your contacts ASAP! No Ireland-specific content is required to setup, and it's available on the UK iOS App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/uk/app/covid-tracker-ireland/id1505596721
Read more:
Irish coronavirus contact tracing app hits 10% adoption on day 1 - 9to5Mac
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