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Academics demand answers from NHS over potential data timebomb ticking inside new UK contact-tracing app

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: But....

"I have no intention of turning it on by default."

Then you won't be able to install the app anyway, even if you so choose because it will require permission to enable and access the bluetooth subsystem. Since the inference of your comment is that you're not going to even attempt to install it, then it doesn't really matter whether it requires BT to be on or off.

I would assume you have the same feelings regarding using the even more power hungry and even less accurate GPS method of contact tracing, so the entire concept of a track and trace app is moot from your point of view, whether it's a centralised or distributed DB in use.

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