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Phil Booth Profile picture
@EinsteinsAttic
Sep 24, 2020 • 9 tweets • 10 min read • Read on X
Helpful #nhsxCOVID19app explainer [Thread] 👇 from @hadleybeeman.

For more technical background, see github.com/nhsx/covid19-a… for, e.g. system architecture (v3) and (predominantly @AWS) infrastructure.

Of course, we're still waiting for the results of the trials...
...and, as the BBC's write-up concludes, evidence that #ExposureNotification works in practice is "scant" - in ALL countries attempting it, not just the UK:

bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

Efficacy (as in NZ) will most likely come from #QRcheckin, which could've been done months ago.
Bottom line, will I be downloading it? Already have - as I did with the other versions, to see what they did.

Will I be using it? Probably. Not least to avoid having to hand over personal details; combined with regular data deletes/resets.

Will I trust it to keep me safe? No...
...because there is literally no evidence that it will. Plus it's highly dependent on #testing being available, accurate and quick - and we're struggling to get more than 1 out of those 3 right at present.

Meanwhile, #Hands #Face #Space Image
N.B. Geeks like me may be interested to compare the three #PrivacyNotices:

1) Full notice, updated today (24 Sept):
gov.uk/government/pub…

2) Notice for "young people":
gov.uk/government/pub…

3) "Easy read" notice [PDF]:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
Interesting behaviour on the @Android version of #nhsxCOVID19app: it appears you cannot use ANY of the other (non-#ContactTracing) features of the app if you switch off #Bluetooth and/or #Location on your phone - even if you've also switched off 'Contact Tracing' in the app...
...there seems no good reason why this should be, if #Bluetooth and #Location are really only required for #ExposureNotification - why do they have to be switched on (thus, e.g. passing your Location to other apps on your phone) for #QRcheckin, basic advice and #SymptomChecking?
Maybe someone will do us all a favour (and keep @DHSCgovuk honest) by offering a standalone #QRcheckin app?

#FeatureBloat is one thing; denying access to functions on the basis of a feature that is *supposed to be under user control* entirely another!
Six criteria for success for the #nhsxCOVID19app from @AdaLovelaceInst:

#Efficacy!
#Downloads (also regular #use)
#AccessToTesting
#Adherence (to #notifications)
#MeasurableImpact
#AddedValue

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Dec 29, 2022
Nah. This is another puff piece on the #WaitingList pilot, details of which @NHSEngland published - without daring to mention @PalantirTech - over ten months ago...

england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp…
To be clear, 30 individual NHS Trusts* are using #Palantir #Foundry to manage elective care waiting lists, not patients' entire medical histories - largely by what Ministers have called "cleansing" the data:

palantir.com/uk/healthcare/

*Though @NHSEngland won't say which ones...
The timing (and placement) of the piece is, however, quite obvious - with the tender for @NHEngland's "#FederatedDataPlatform" imminent.

And the #FDP - whether awarded to #Palantir or otherwise - is most definitely something people will have concerns about, especially given...
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Nov 13, 2022
This headline 👇 will be no surprise to anyone who's been following @NHSEngland's plans (and actions) for a while.

But @JonUngoedThomas's article reveals some crucial details about what's intended for your #NHS #HealthRecords that are worth unpacking...

theguardian.com/society/2022/n… Controversial £360m NHS Eng...
First, and possibly most significantly, is @NHSEngland officials' confirmation that its '#FederatedDataPlatform' will incorporate patients across England's #SharedCareRecords: Health officials confirmed ...
Why is this so important? Because #SharedCareRecords - which every new #ICS* is supposed to have - include your #GPdata, which @NHSEngland has been trying to get hold of for years (most recently last summer)...

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*#IntegratedCareSystem explainer here:

kingsfund.org.uk/publications/i… Map 1: The 42 integrated ca...
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Nov 1, 2022
So let’s talk about where things got up to with your #HealthData, before Rishi Sunak started talking about the need to generate trust in Government with “#integrity” and “#accountability”…

gov.uk/government/spe… I will unite our country, not with words, but with action.
Earlier today we got a bunch of detail out of @NHSDigital’s Board papers and services performance pack - what of that will continue post-#merger?



N.B. The chair of NHS Digital announced today’s meeting would be the last public meeting of the Board...
With the news that the Government is rushing through @NHSEngland’s takeover of the statutory safe haven (@NHSDigital) with about the level of planning that went into the 'fiscal event', where exactly *are* things as the former/new Sec State starts work?

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Nov 1, 2022
While the chaos of '#AcceleratedCitizensAccess' to #GPrecords continues to unfold:



...we've come across some perturbing items on the agenda for @NHSDigital's Board meeting this afternoon 👇 which I'll pick up on in this [Thread].

nhs-prod.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/conte…
First, beginning on page 158, are some Directions that @NHSEngland must know will be HIGHLY controversial - given they are telling @NHSDigital to use @PalantirTech's #Foundry to collect *patient level identifiable data* from hospitals... 1 Executive Summary NHS England are directing NHS Digital t
I'll tweet as I do a read-through, but even these first two paragraphs are incoherent, e.g. "...in a way that will enable." Enable what?

And if @NHSEngland Directs NHSD to use #Palantir, NHSE is *determining the purposes and means of processing* - i.e. it is a #DataController... Whether you are a controller or processor depends on a numbe
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Oct 30, 2022
Hmm. Why would @ukhomeoffice choose to announce this today:

gov.uk/government/new…

...making explicit reference to "the findings from the Independent Review of #Prevent, led by William Shawcross", WITHOUT PUBLISHING THE REVIEW?
It's not like publication of the #PreventReview wasn't long overdue *nearly a year ago*...

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

From December 2021: Review of Prevent counter-e...
...and yet, despite having been submitted to @pritipatel in April 👇, and #leaked in May 2022:

theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/m…

...and then #teased in September:

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/… The findings of the report,...
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Oct 30, 2022
Yes.
And it's far worse than some 'technical breach':

#Inhuman mistreatment *knowingly* in breach of the law:

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