Why are people giving out about this app? Its sends numerical and location data to the CSO. I could be naive here but even if they have all your movements, what can they do - sell it to facebook, or use it as evidence against you in trial?
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I actually haven't heard any complaints about security. They included the DPIA info in the github repo and, for me anyway, all fears are allayed.Why are people giving out about this app? Its sends numerical and location data to the CSO. I could be naive here but even if they have all your movements, what can they do - sell it to facebook, or use it as evidence against you in trial?
I'm not familiar with React. I just saw facebook and an eyeroll ensued.Looks like they're just using React
I can't see any legit reason to give out about it. It's not definite that it'll actually work effectively, but afaics it's a good attempt and time will tellWhy are people giving out about this app?
do we though?
what gets my goat about the govt (mostly Varadkar and Harris) is that all the time we were locked down they were meant to be getting all that stuff sorted. Putting in efficient and quick contact tracing and testing. And that hasn't really happened at all, especially with people coming into the country from abroad.
The restart to travel that happened last week was well flagged in advance. Yet on the day you had that fucking sleezebag Harris whinging about, basically, how Ryanair are killing people by flying. Based on his shitty govt's own advice, travel was set to resume in July. On the back of that people went out and spent loads on family holidays, only to be told by Holohan that there should be no travel, in any circumstances. Cue uproar because people are losing out on both their holidays, and their money, that they spent in good faith. And those that go ahead with their travel are suddenly irresponsible and selfish. Fuck that shit. The govt need to own this and not be passing the buck to johnny punter who has made a lot of sacrifices up to this point.
If someone flies into the country with covid, the quicker the action, the better (obviously). But as it stands, there's barely any follow-up with those who are meant to be self-isolating. If you don't answer the phone when they call, there's no sanction. Its shit. And until it gets properly sorted, we're gonna be stuck in this rut where we see any increase in cases as having a potential to explode. Get proper tracing and testing, lock that shit down fast, and confidence will build.
I actually haven't heard any complaints about security. They included the DPIA info in the github repo and, for me anyway, all fears are allayed.
I just don't get how the app works. Location is not accurate enough, and bluetooth will only work if everyone is forced to enable it (assuming it even works).
I want this thing to work more than anything so I'm not being an awkward prick for the sake of it,
Yeah it's just an import for a JavaScript libraryI'm not familiar with React. I just saw facebook and an eyeroll ensued.
this article is great. Very balanced, and cuts through the bullshit. Articulates what I was attempting to rant about above, way better
Telling people not to travel overseas on holiday is wrong-headed
Oh, those people that run their computer on an Anonymized VPN, with a secure browser and wired network only etc etc.... that haven't exposed any data online since Geocities caught them out in 1995.
Or the everyday ones like us that are having our data hoovered up night and day to be sold right back to us?
People that have data privacy issues with this app should head to the Carphone Warehouse and buy a Nokia 105 and return to buying newspapers and writing letters to them. I mean is you truly want data privacy, go offline with everything.
Might wait a bit to see if it turns people into a cannibalistic mutant hoard or not.
Bolsonaro has it!!
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