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One thing I don't see mentioned and may have missed: if this is all (at least allegedly) anonymous and infection status is self-reported, what is to stop troll
by soylentcola 7y ago
One thing I don't see mentioned and may have missed: if this is all (at least allegedly) anonymous and infection status is self-reported, what is to stop trolls and pranksters from marking themselves as "infected" and then going about their day in public/crowded spaces?
Seems like false connections could be spread more easily than the actual virus, no? I would hope this has been addressed somehow but if not, have you ever met people? People* will always figure out a way to break stuff given the opportunity.
*Valid for some subset of "people".
- Slartie 7y agoInfection status is not self-reported without some kind of authorization from the authority that provides the actual app used for tracing - which is probably some local government entity. That app is built on top of Apple/Google API which does all the BT broadcasting and scanning and key generation stuff, but the government still retains the capability of setting up a system for authorizing app users to flag themselves as infected and thus upload their daily keys to some server (which is probably also operated by the provider of the app, I suppose).