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Re:NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Go... by cassianoleal on Monday April 12, 2021 @08:29AM (#26778622)
> or provide their name and contact details

There are 2 alternatives to installing the app:

- providing your details; or - not entering the venue.

Seems correct that nobody is forced to install the app.

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Re:NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Go... by makomk on Monday April 12, 2021 @09:30AM (#26779175)
Unfortunately, Google and Apple have effectively made it impossible to use the paper-based details in order to contact people and tell them to self-isolate if someone who used the app to check in tests positive by blocking this.
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