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SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 27, 2020, 01:26:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on April 27, 2020, 01:16:33 pm ---Yet another point - by the time someone would be tested infected, they may already have been for a little while, without anyone being able to know.

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That's the entire point about this thing. You could have been spreading it for up to two weeks before you got symptoms, tested, and then alerted(panic) everyone though the app.
The infected person almost certainly potentially spread it more by touching stuff than just being near people.
Heck, many people get triggered and have breakdowns because they saw a tweet that offended them, imagine what will happen to these poor souls if they are alerted they have came into contact with someone positive...

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Exactly.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on April 27, 2020, 01:59:47 pm ---
--- Quote ---There were a number of things that changed regarding boarding planes after that, and that are here to stay.
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That's a good point. Nowadays we are limited to 100ml of liquid (is it? Been a while since I flew) and check-in 2 hours before boarding. The cynic in me says the airports love this since it boosts sales of drinks gate-side, and the extra hours of waiting has to be worth a lot of coffee and shop browsing. Indeed, you're forced to walk the gauntlet of a shopping mall in many airports to get from outside to your gate.

I would be suspicious that any measure brought in now that can be monetized is likely to stick around long after the current pandemic 'just to be safe'.

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Yup.

paulca:
So it seems the UK government thinks it will choose what people actually install.

They want the full centralized contact matching service.  I'm probably going to say, no to this one.  I've worked in big data.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52441428

The risk here is that a lot of people will reject this, then some people will install and begin using Google's offering instead, dividing the data and watering down it's effectiveness.

coppice:

--- Quote from: paulca on April 27, 2020, 03:28:10 pm ---So it seems the UK government thinks it will choose what people actually install.

They want the full centralized contact matching service.  I'm probably going to say, no to this one.  I've worked in big data.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52441428

The risk here is that a lot of people will reject this, then some people will install and begin using Google's offering instead, dividing the data and watering down it's effectiveness.

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Oh, great. So we have to decide which scum bags we distrust the least.

bd139:
LOL UK gov can get to fuck. I hope Apple bans their app  :-DD

“ Experts from GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre have aided the effort “

Translated. Using a previously unreported iOS vulnerability....

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