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We need a bluetooth tracker of sorts that can alarm people if they get too close. Only Apple (or privacy focused) companies can do this responsibly, without upl
by neilpanchal 7y ago
We need a bluetooth tracker of sorts that can alarm people if they get too close. Only Apple (or privacy focused) companies can do this responsibly, without uploading any data and keeping everything in the secure enclave. Messages over bluetooth are encrypted and simply contain nothing but the proximity data. But there is a problem:
1. If you're already showing symptoms, you're gonna isolate yourself
2. Coronavirus spreads during incubation period.
Giving access to contacts is the only way to get traceability even then you meet and greet people who we don't keep in the contacts (Grocery store clerk).
- blattimwind 7y ago> We need a bluetooth tracker of sorts that can alarm people if they get too close. Why do you need an app and Bluetooth for this, don't you have eyes and ears lmao
- Austin_Conlon 7y agoWe need them to rush those augmented reality glasses so we can maintain distance with the Measure app!
- neilpanchal 7y agolol, I just realized that it's useless because people spread before they even know.
- finaliteration 7y agoI don’t think it’s as ridiculous as it sounds. Eyes and ears don’t work around corners in grocery stores, and not everyone has an intuitive sense of what 6 feet of space looks like. Even people who are virus free and/or asymptotic should keep their distance from others. Also - What about people who are hard of hearing or have limited/no vision? A vibration could help them not be at risk if they have to be out.
- cbhl 7y agoTwo meters straight-line distance because that's how far your sneeze travels. If it's around a bend, then someone's sneeze isn't going to hit you; it will hit the wall first.
- finaliteration 7y agoI mean more in the scenario that you’re about to turn a corner and someone is standing there. Maybe if you got an alert you would wait and let them pass or take a different route.
- dogma1138 7y agoI don’t know what corners you usually take but the average side walk has plenty of space to turn a corner without getting into someone’s face. Don’t hug the wall and you’ll be fine.
- jhayward 7y agoIt's not about sneezing. Real-world experience is showing that just breathing is enough to transmit the virus. The news report about 45 people at choir practice testing positive is just one episode [1] [1] https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1243331922903908352 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1243331922903908352
- xfitm3 7y agoNo thanks. This is a social problem, not a tech challenge.
- neilpanchal 7y agoSingapore is doing it: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-24/coronavirus-singapore-trace-together https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-24/corona...
- keiferski 7y agohttps://www.citylab.com/life/2017/04/singapore-city-of-sensors/523392/ https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/04/singapore-city-of-senso...
- onion2k 7y agoThat's for tracing who came in to contact with one another after the fact. It wouldn't stop people coming in to contact, and it's far too late for contact tracing to be effective for Covid-19 now anyway.
- mshroyer 7y agoOn the contrary, contact tracing (plus widespread testing) will be necessary in places where outbreaks are eventually brought under control and life slowly starts returning to normal. Of course, many places will need extensive lockdowns to reach that point.
- OrangeMango 7y ago> it's far too late for contact tracing to be effective for Covid-19 now anyway I think you are right about this and furthermore, non-optional bluetooth tracking is just going to encourage people to leave their phone at home when they go out, especially if they are on the fence about whether or not they are a danger. If they need something they are going to go get it. We need a rapid cultural adjustment that causes people to voluntarily minimize spreading.
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