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A concise report on the UK's covid app u-turn from MacWorld:


--- Quote ---Apparently the original app was able to judge the distance between two users, but wasn’t good at identifying iPhones - it was only capturing details from 4% of iPhones compared to 75% of Android handsets.

The Apple/Google option, on-the-other-hand, logged 99% of Androids and iPhones
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https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/how-covid-tracing-will-work-on-your-iphone-protect-your-privacy-3787408/

PlainName:

--- Quote ---Many phones purposely randomize their MAC to avoid being tracked..
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The failure was down to apps not working in the background on Apple devices, hence not being able to sniff BT devices unless the phone is awake and the screen on. Nothing to do with the MAC (a GUID was used to identify passing phones).
SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on June 19, 2020, 03:03:13 am ---
--- Quote ---Many phones purposely randomize their MAC to avoid being tracked..
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The failure was down to apps not working in the background on Apple devices, hence not being able to sniff BT devices unless the phone is awake and the screen on. Nothing to do with the MAC (a GUID was used to identify passing phones).

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My understanding is there is no official API to allow that to happen,  but - magically - the Apple developed software is able to do it.   No abuse of monopoly position there, then.
NiHaoMike:
For those who don't like the idea of tracking, wouldn't it be fairly easy to build a device that can receive the tracking signal from a much greater range than intended and then repeat the signal for a much greater range than intended? Then have those devices participate in a mesh network and spread the signal even further. Basically break it by generating tons of false positives.
SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on June 19, 2020, 01:04:57 pm ---For those who don't like the idea of tracking, wouldn't it be fairly easy to build a device that can receive the tracking signal from a much greater range than intended and then repeat the signal for a much greater range than intended? Then have those devices participate in a mesh network and spread the signal even further. Basically break it by generating tons of false positives.

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I've found the best way to deal with the intrusiveness is to just turn the phone off!  Then deal with the voicemail and messages when you turn it back on.   Makes the battery last much longer too!
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