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NHS tests COVID-19 contact-tracing app that may actually work properly – EU neighbors lent a helping hand

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: Won't work anyway

"I know it's going against everyone's security concerns but if you don't think you're being watched and you don't know particularly why you're being asked to quarantine most people will probably just ignore the app, even if they've gone to the bother of installing it."

You may well be right, but I can easily see pubs etc deciding that instead of taking peoples details when they arrive, they simply insist that you show them the app installed and running before allowing entry. Likewise, any place that requires the owner/manager to take contact details. Those employees with company supplied mobile phones might find it's a required app too. It could become a requirement on public transport. We see feature creep all the time, no reason this should be any different.

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