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Two somewhat contradictory things I hope SA can reconcile:
1. With govt asking us to install an app, fear of surveillance and invasion of privacy is legitimate and people are right to ask the questions. Esp with a govt that has a history of employing dodgy securocrats.
1. With govt asking us to install an app, fear of surveillance and invasion of privacy is legitimate and people are right to ask the questions. Esp with a govt that has a history of employing dodgy securocrats.
2. If you know anything about how these contact tracing apps work and the technology they use, you know that it CAN'T be used to identify you, track your location or who you interact with. It's probably going to be the LEAST invasive app you have on your phone.
The explanation of how tf the app can do contact tracing without being able to identify you or who you interact with is somewhat technical and I doubt most people will take the time to grok it. There's a trust deficit to overcome here.
Recommended reading if you're interested in the technical bits: https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-contact-tracing-apple-google/
Anyway, go download the app. It will save lives and it will get us back to a semblance of normal life quicker. And it only works if a large number of people install it.
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.gov.health.covidconnect
iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1524618326?pt=121875726&ct=SA%20Caronavirus%20Website&mt=8
Info: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/2020/09/01/download-the-app-every-covid-alert-sa-app-download-means-more-lives-saved-in-sa/
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.gov.health.covidconnect
iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1524618326?pt=121875726&ct=SA%20Caronavirus%20Website&mt=8
Info: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/2020/09/01/download-the-app-every-covid-alert-sa-app-download-means-more-lives-saved-in-sa/
@explainZA also has a nice write-up on how it works https://www.explain.co.za/2020/09/15/explainer-should-i-download-the-new-contact-tracing-app/
Having said this, if you have a large following or a platform, *you have a responsibility* to educate yourself before you influence your audience one way or the other. https://twitter.com/avesse/status/1306507376846155777
