COVID-19 Exposure Tracking/Logging

Ciambella ViP

Member since 19 April 2017

CiambellaViP20 June 2020 14:51:00

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Repost from information shared by Cynic, UK & Netherlands Expert:

Last week, a worldwide update was applied to all Android and iPhones. Basically, a COVID-19 exposure tracking/logging is added to our phones. If you have an Android phone, go under Settings, then Google settings and it's there. If you have an iPhone, go to settings, privacy, then health.

The tracking/logging only works via an app, which you can enable or ignore.

Fred Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert20 June 2020 20:54:03

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There's no way in this wide world I would enable this app.
Apart from GPS hammering my battery, google are asking you to volunteer personal details. They're bad enough with ads at the moment, but tracking who you have been near as well? OUCH!

No tin foil hat stuff because I'm not too keen on that, but the app is a spook's wet dream.

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-report … -requests/

They can stuff their app where the sun don't shine

Ciambella ViP

Member since 19 April 2017

CiambellaViP21 June 2020 04:36:21

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Fred wrote:
There's no way in this wide world I would enable this app.

The app is supposed to let you know if there's a chance that you encounter the virus. It may help if you live in an at risk country where social distancing and preventive measures are not enforced.

It sounds good in theory but yes, it's a HUGE invasion of privacy.

twostep Serial expat

Member since 01 July 2011

twostepSerial expat22 June 2020 11:46:58

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Ciambella wrote:
Fred wrote:
There's no way in this wide world I would enable this app.

The app is supposed to let you know if there's a chance that you encounter the virus. It may help if you live in an at risk country where social distancing and preventive measures are not enforced.

It sounds good in theory but yes, it's a HUGE invasion of privacy.

An app is SUPPOSED to know where in a first world banana republic there is a chance of encountering a virus. Any one else believe in Santa?

Ciambella ViP

Member since 19 April 2017

CiambellaViP22 June 2020 12:49:03

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twostep wrote:
An app is SUPPOSED to know where in a first world banana republic there is a chance of encountering a virus. Any one else believe in Santa?

Based on the data exchanged between devices, a good app can tell who encounters Covid, and when, where, and how s/he encounters it.

It's similar to the way Vietnam government found out the names of all the people who were directly indirectly, and remotely in contact with an infected person. While other countries only paid attention to the patient's immediate circle, here in Vietnam, people in the patient (F0)'s 5th circle several times removed (F5) were tested and quarantined -- part of the reasons the number of positive cases is so low and the number of death is zero.