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NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing
- LatteLazy 6y agoThe article complains about one set of restrictions... And then admits Google and Apple are working to lift them in the next two weeks. Then it complains that they will only have push, not a pull model. But that seems an entirely suitable way of solving this problem. And one that won't immediately be abused by horrible regimes. That sounds smart and fair and effective to me. But I guess an article saying "Apple, Google work hard and are smart and effective" won't get many clicks...
- dbbk 6y agoIt's a very confusing article to me. It sounds like the NHS are complaining about the restrictions that Apple and Google have specifically put in place. But they're not going to budge, and the sanctioned API is going to be the only realistic way to do it, so the NHS have no choice but to buckle.
- LatteLazy 6y agoTin foil hat time: the NHS is often invoked to sell or defend unpopular government policies. It's the national equivalent of "won't someone think of the children". I imagine the NHS don't care about the app as long as it works. But someone else, someone not actually in the medical field, thinks it would be really useful to know everyone who someone met with for non medical reasons. Maybe that's our allies in Saudi? Maybe that's the police? GCHQ already know so likely not them but maybe they can use it for something else?