The #NHSX mobile tracing app announcement makes many positive claims about user data and privacy.
There’s nothing in the blog however to explain:
• Will it work with Apple / Google protocol;
• If contact matching done on device as per above
nhsx.nhs.uk/blogs/digital-… #Covid19UK
If the @NHSEngland app doesn’t work as per Apple / Google’s protocol, then there are *huge* issues over whether it will work without hitting battery life.
As we explain on our blog:`
openrightsgroup.org/blog/2020/time…
We need clarity, or a car crash argument may ensue.
Clarity over purposes and how they are met is needed.
And the NHS needs to state plainly if they are leveraging the new Google / Apple API or not. #Covid19UK
From the @NHSEngland blog, this reads roughly
“We will do contact matching centrally (so won’t be able to leverage Apple / Google’s APU”
They say:
“We are working with Apple and Google on their welcome support for tracing apps around the world.”
Translation: “We are hoping they change their minds”.
Then emphasises transparency.
We are engaging in Sovietology here, not transparent debate.
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