Will You Be Downloading and Using the New NHS COVID-19 Apps?

Willing2Learn

I just worry about privacy issues and whether the data could be misused.

How do you feel about it?

Maybe you feel it is your civic duty...

arciere

I feel that it can't be worse than a new lockdown or than the virus spreading even more.

Neil49

I have no problem in downloading the app. 

The only problem is that I don't take my phone with me everywhere I go (or sometimes simply forget to take it with me) 

JJ_Egan

Facebook etc data misused .

I will take my chance with NHS .

RumRat

Probably not. I may have thought about the decentralised version.

drh6649

due to the amount of information already out there,  the nhs app will not make any difference what so ever so i will be downloading

neilmcl

I don't see why not, I don't believe in conspiracy theories and if the UK government wanted to get hold of you mobile phone data they probably could anyway. The only risk is if the centralised server gets hacked but tbh NHS servers are fairly secure and there probably wont be any useful data on there to be useful to hackers anyway.

Whitefiver

Yes, most definitely.

DoaM

I will (once Wee Jimmy announces the Scottish version).

Chino

neilmcl said:

The only risk is if the centralised server gets hacked but tbh NHS servers are fairly secure and there probably wont be any useful data on there to be useful to hackers anyway.

The main risk is that accurate location data will be made available to any and every government department in pursuit of some spurious "public health" reason. Even assuming that the app's privacy policy includes any restrictions on the government's use of the data.

Even if the original repository of the data is, as you claim, "fairly secure", there's no guarantee of the security of the data once other government departments start to siphon-off the data.

giraffe69

I shall download it when available. I shall also go out and buy some tin foil and make a hat. Government departments are welcome to my location information (currently home and Tesco).