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Hate to say I told you so, but... https://www.axios.com/axios-ipsos-coronavirus-week-9-contact-tracing-bd747eaa-8fa1-4822-89bc-4e214c44a44d.html https://www.ax
by cwhiz 6y ago
Hate to say I told you so, but...
https://www.axios.com/axios-ipsos-coronavirus-week-9-contact-tracing-bd747eaa-8fa1-4822-89bc-4e214c44a44d.html https://www.axios.com/axios-ipsos-coronavirus-week-9-contact...
66% of respondents said they would not use a contact tracing app developed by a tech company. The remaining 33% may give it a go before they find out how worthless it is and then it will likely settle into the same levels of adoption as Singapore.
This is obvious to I guess everyone outside of HN and Silicon Valley.
- bhupy 6y agoI'm not really sure what this proves. All it tells us is that majority of Americans will not download a contact tracing app. There is nothing stopping Apple and Google from rolling this out in the OS, and they've both confirmed that they intend to do this[1] "Later this year, Apple and Google will include the tool in software updates, meaning users can log contacts without having to download an app." They have every right to make it involuntary if they want to, and the only recourse users have is to decide to stop using iPhones or Androids. I'm sure there will be some people that choose to do that, but not nearly enough to keep adoption below the necessary 60%. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-apps-factbox/factbox-the-race-to-deploy-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps-idUSKBN22Q2KU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-apps-f...