It’s baffling why common sense doesn’t prevail and they buy one off the shelf.
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Contact Tracing App
- Thread starter Perfidious Albion
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It’s baffling why common sense doesn’t prevail and they buy one off the shelf.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Downloaded the app. Rather oddly, it shows my postcode as being in a medium risk area. It defines medium risk as bordering on an authority which has high or rising levels of virus. Our authority has very low cases as do Brighton, Wealden, Hastings, Lewes etc. I heard on the radio that some people in the same house have varying risk levels highlighted. What a mess.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Now I’m no friend of the government, but it’s not just testing that helps here, if someone with obvious symptoms goes through the checklist of needing a test, then contacts could be informed that there is that risk to them, regardless of a test result. Despite the incompetence of all this, we need to take responsibility for ourselves and the app would help that I think - if enough download it (which I can’t see happening, but that’s another discussion).
That doesn't make much sense. Kind of puts me off it
Anything low could still be rising though, no?
If the best moan you can find is some words written on a website - https://faq.covid19.nhs.uk/article/KA-01101/en-us - that aren't anything to do with the main function of the app, it sounds like it's
If you're going to be put off by some words on a. website - https://faq.covid19.nhs.uk/article/KA-01101/en-us - that has nothing to do with the main function of the app, you were very probably looking for an excuse to not install the app anyway.
Welll done on not using the standard "G0vErnMeNT trackInG mE!!1!!11!" which others will be along to trot out soon I imagine.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
I am not moaning about it. I'm very much in favour but the app makes no sense in its advice about local virus levels. I've looked at the data believe me.
It also says a medium risk area will be in or bordering an area with special interventions. Not true.
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It also says a medium risk area will be in or bordering an area with special interventions. Not true.
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Not moaning at all. Downloaded it hours ago during another sleepless night. I'm not without concerns about it but for the greater good and all that. Bit disappointed that you assumed I was anti the app though
My concerns though aren't big brother like. More fear of being pushed in to isolating without good reason just because an area is perceived to be medium risk. I'm not sure entirely how it works though or what that medium risk level means in practice
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beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,014
if app is overreporting risk, people wont install, and the value of it will diminish. tracking apps dont seem to have had good take up across europe as it is.
No it doesn't. This is the only description for "medium" in England:
Your local authority, or a neighbouring local authority, has high or rising levels of infection. Please follow national guidance.
You can click the link to the page above, which is what the app renders, to verify.
The main purpose of the app if to alert people if they have been in close contact with those who are positive. How well it does this, we'll have to wait and see.
One of the small bolt-ons is you can enter your postcode and you get a one word "risk level". It then links to this page: https://faq.covid19.nhs.uk/article/KA-01101/en-us
As I've said above, if this is enough to stop people installing the app then they were very probably looking for an excuse anyway.
Frankly, for a number of reasons, I'm not sure why anywhere in the UK would be below "Medium" anyway right now.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,321
The 'venue check-in' feature could save a lot of manual track and chasing around
That was the bit that encouraged me to install it. However. It using my Bluetooth is stopping my Bluetooth headphones working. First world problems eh
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,014
a two tier high/medium risk level gives next to no information. anyone in area under lockdown will know about it, everyone else is medium. Welsh levels make moer sense.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
I clicked the further info. Unfortunately I scrolled too far down and read the medium risk Welsh guidance.
That in itself is a problem as numpties such as myself will quickly look and get the wrong idea. [emoji2357]
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Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
It does make me laugh this attitude while simultaneously using Google apps, asking Alexa what the weather is like, and typing into social media platforms from their smart phone how they don't want to be tracked.
It does make me laugh this attitude while simultaneously using Google apps, asking Alexa what the weather is like, and typing into social media platforms from their smart phone how they don't want to be tracked.
As I said in response to that answer to my post I don't have those concerns so not sure why you've picked up on mine.
I never said I was bothered about being tracked. They would get very bored anyway because currently I rarely leave the flat and I certainly don't tend to go near people. I just want it to be an app that functions as it should.
For the record though. I don't use Google apps, the tracking app is the first I've downloaded. I don't use Alexa and I don't use social media
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Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Sorry atomised, I absolutely wasn't referring to you or intending to. More picking of a general point.
Sorry atomised, I absolutely wasn't referring to you or intending to. More picking of a general point.
Fair enough. Cheers
My area is High Risk apparently. News to me.
