> Why would they risk people not adopting the app due to privacy concerns UKGov has fairly well demonstrated their ambivalence to the well being of the UK popu

> Why would they risk people not adopting the app due to privacy concerns UKGov has fairly well demonstrated their ambivalence to the well being of the UK population over the past few years. I imagine they're hoping to sneak in new surveillance apparatus with the power of societal pressure - after all, if you don't install the app, You're Riding With Corona. If not enough people install it to make it effective, eh, they'll try a different tack later.