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UK finds itself almost alone with centralized virus contact-tracing app that probably won't work well, asks for your location, may be illegal

John Brown (no body) Silver badge
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Re: Covid jail "prank"

Unless the app design is incredibly stupid, the phones running the app need to be within contact distance for a significant time for the contact be regarded as "at risk". A dog with a phone attached running loose in a park is unlikely to spend 10-15 minutes hanging around close to people out walking.

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