Lockdown - has it totally failed?

[Rich Rule]

[Mark J]

"Apple - We will make a free track and trace system.
Google - We will help, then it will work across 99 percent of phones. Should be ready by May.
UK govt - No, We'll make our own version.
Apple and Google - you'd need our help.
Uk govt. - No we dont, Dom's mate says he can do it.
Apple and Google - off you go then.
Dom's mate - can I have your propriety code.
Apple and Google - hahahaha. No.
Dom's mate - why not?
Apple and Google - Because your system breaches international privacy laws by ripping peoples contact data and storing it on your servers so you can use or sell it later.
Public - It does? F' that!
Hancock - our world beating system is up and running, at a cost of only £120,000,000
NHS - no its not.
Hancock - we have hit a snag.
Public - Whats that?
Hancock - It doesn't work on iPhones. Or Android. And nobody wants to download it.
Whole world - really...?"

 

Contact Tracing to Tackle Coronavirus in England Off to a Slow Start - The New York Times

WWW.NYTIMES.COM

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Like a lot of the country’s pandemic response, contact tracing has been hampered by inconsistency, with much promised...

 

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[eggsarascal]

2 hours ago, Mark J said:

"Apple - We will make a free track and trace system.
Google - We will help, then it will work across 99 percent of phones. Should be ready by May.
UK govt - No, We'll make our own version.
Apple and Google - you'd need our help.
Uk govt. - No we dont, Dom's mate says he can do it.
Apple and Google - off you go then.
Dom's mate - can I have your propriety code.
Apple and Google - hahahaha. No.
Dom's mate - why not?
Apple and Google - Because your system breaches international privacy laws by ripping peoples contact data and storing it on your servers so you can use or sell it later.
Public - It does? F' that!
Hancock - our world beating system is up and running, at a cost of only £120,000,000
NHS - no its not.
Hancock - we have hit a snag.
Public - Whats that?
Hancock - It doesn't work on iPhones. Or Android. And nobody wants to download it.
Whole world - really...?"

 

Contact Tracing to Tackle Coronavirus in England Off to a Slow Start - The New York Times

WWW.NYTIMES.COM

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Like a lot of the country’s pandemic response, contact tracing has been hampered by inconsistency, with much promised...

 

The government haven't done another u-turn though. fools. Apple and google have had this sewn up for time, I can't imagine why people wouldn't sign up to a tracking scheme that collects and stores all their data. I'm not sure if they are puddled or they think we are all puddled.

[Mark J]

2 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

The government haven't done another u-turn though. fools. Apple and google have had this sewn up for time, I can't imagine why people wouldn't sign up to a tracking scheme that collects and stores all their data. I'm not sure if they are puddled or they think we are all puddled.

If you have a 'smartphone', your data is already theirs.

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Mark J said:

If you have a 'smartphone', your data is already theirs.

I don't use data , only wifi ?

[Mark J]

Just now, Stubby said:

I don't use data , only wifi ?

Haha. Cheers.

[Stubby]

Just now, Mark J said:

Haha. Cheers.

If I can spread a little sun shine ...?

[eggsarascal]

32 minutes ago, Mark J said:

If you have a 'smartphone', your data is already theirs.

I thought, but could be wrong that Apple had refused to hand over personal data to the authorities?

 

[Stubby]

10 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

I thought, but could be wrong that Apple had refused to hand over personal data to the authorities?

 

They wont hand it over , might sell it though ...

[Mark J]

14 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

I thought, but could be wrong that Apple had refused to hand over personal data to the authorities?

 

Aye, but any data source can be hacked.