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Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by anon946 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @01:23AM (#23076790)
I assume that the use model is as a way to help human contact tracing, not to replace. Admittedly, the benefit is less then, but maybe it's still worth it?
Re:Apple, Google ban location tracking in apps using their c... by crushthecurve on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @02:31AM (#23077130)
The assumptions of benefit appear to rely on a naive theory of instantaneous contact and isolation, when in practice the entire process is unavoidably manual, requiring human intelligence to ascertain environmental factors with which to make a determination about whether someone is a close contact.

When you consider that close contacts include anyone you've spent more than 2 hours with in a room, it becomes clear that most life situations are not handled by estimates of proximity using bluetooth: home, family & friend visits, workplaces.

You can find a deep-dive into these issues here:

https://blog.crushthecurve.today/why-should-you-install-the-...