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1/11: A comparison on the state of CovidApp transparency in Aus, the UK and Singapore.

Singapore released app and server code weeks ago.

Aus & the UK released app code, and no server code, within the last 24 hours.

#CovidSafeApp @chrisculnane @rgmerk @noneuclideangrl @1Br0wn
2/11: Singapore & the UK have released whitepapers explaining their crypto and assumptions. The UK's is by @NCSC's Ian Levy: ncsc.gov.uk/files/NHS-app-…
In both cases, there are some things I disagree with, but I respect the authors for putting the details out for review.
3/11: Singapore rotates encrypted IDs every 15 mins.
Aus #CovidsafeApp rotates them every 2 hours.
The UK's app keeps the same one all day. The explanation is that this can helpfully nudge people about how much close contact they've had.
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1/11: Why there are there two almost-opposite technical threads here, one saying "#covidsafeapp gathers so much LESS data than anything else on your phone," and another saying "this app gathers info that no other app on your phone collects"? The answer is that they're both true.
2/11: It's true that #covidsafepp doesn't do any of the usual nasties, e.g. GPS tracking or microphone surveillance. However, it builds an infrastructure for gathering a completely new kind of mass data: fine-grained detail about who was how close to whom, when.
3/11: Just as #covid19 is a new virus that will probably be with us forever, physical proximity data is a new form of data gathering whose implications will be lasting, and which we are only beginning to understand.
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