I think it’s good to talk about the protection of privacy.
However, this is an application that was designed
on the basis of an open protocol developed by several European universities,
and has already been implemented in the German version.
And, it ensures that the data on contacts
which the device receives from other devices in its wireless environment
are stored only on the device itself. So, there’s no central database
from which the state could receive or reconstruct these contacts.
This is an application that enables individuals
to obtain information on whether they have been in contact with a person
with a confirmed infection.
The application will not enable monitoring of a person in quarantine,
or indicate whether that person actually complies with quarantine restrictions.
As far as I understand the specification,
the application will not require any personal data from the users.
Fears are natural and understandable and it’s good that we’re talking about this.
I think if the public didn’t react as it did, the application’s specification probably
wouldn’t have been devised as well as it was.
The more we care about privacy, the better the solutions that will be developed
by both the state and the commercial sector.
As a researcher in this field, I hope
that this debate will also continue with regard to other applications
that are used daily and which share much of our personal data
with foreign corporations.
I will install the application immediately.
Once I become ill, it’ll already be too late, in my opinion.