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So not so much a #ContactTracing app as a feature-creeping Christmas tree?
One thing about tech that's successful is that it is ultimately successful because it performs the core function it (cl)aims to provide well.
#efficacious ≠ #effectiveness
One thing about tech that's successful is that it is ultimately successful because it performs the core function it (cl)aims to provide well.
#efficacious ≠ #effectiveness
In case you're wondering, "Detection rate" refers to detecting other #phones with the app installed, not the #virus:
The #FalseNegative rate is the amount of times the app incorrectly reports a contact as 'non-infectious' when in fact it is / could be...
The #FalseNegative rate is the amount of times the app incorrectly reports a contact as 'non-infectious' when in fact it is / could be...
...and the #FalsePositive rate is how often the app incorrectly reports a contact as 'infectious' when it's not, i.e. a #FalseAlarm.
Basically, what these #ErrorRates tell us is that #Bluetooth ranging is HARD!
Would you trust a #SmokeAlarm that went off wrongly nearly half...
Basically, what these #ErrorRates tell us is that #Bluetooth ranging is HARD!
Would you trust a #SmokeAlarm that went off wrongly nearly half...
