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Virginia's New Covid tracking app, COVIDWISE

• jberryman 6y ago
  Apparently the first state to release an app based on Apple and Google's API: https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/apple-and-google-partner-covid-19-contact-tracing-technology/ https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/appl...
  • jdeibele 6y ago
    Disappointed not to see more attention paid to this release. Also would like to see other states picking it up immediately. With Canadian https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-exposure-notification-app-now-available-1.5046868 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-exposure-... and Irish apps already available, it seems like states should be able to copy from one of them. https://www.telecompaper.com/news/most-irish-have-downloaded-covid-19-tracker-app-broadband-usage-jumps-40-during-crisis-study--1349252 https://www.telecompaper.com/news/most-irish-have-downloaded... says that 60% of Irish cellphone owners have downloaded it. Some people won't ever download it because of privacy paranoia but it'd be nice to get people who will a chance to do so.
    • jberryman 6y ago
      The FAQ about how the VA app works is an interesting read. I do wish it was open source though, so I could really advocate for it even for my friends who are very privacy conscious or wary of tech.