Covid-19 apps, what a waste
On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:27:32 -0400, FromTheRafters wrote:
Sure, like everything else, it is not perfect, but that's no reason to
discourage people from using such a measure if they want to.
These aren't "my" concerns; they're the concerns of a _lot_ of people.
There are _plenty_ of reasons _not_ to focus on these apps as a "solution".
o You either just don't know them, or, more likely, you've discounted them.
There is cost, for one thing, e.g.,
o Utah's expensive coronavirus app won¢t track people¢s movements anymore, its key feature
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/07/11/states-m-healthy-together/
And there is harm, e.g.,
o A Scramble for Virus Apps That Do No Harm
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/business/coronavirus-cellphone-apps-contact-tracing.html
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I suspect a lot of people aren't reading the news about these tracing apps.
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