Digital Tracking
 

Has anyone, besides me, opted in on the Apple/Google partnership apps for Covid19 digital tracking? If not, why not?

Until I see a GUARANTEE that NONE of my location data will ever be released I will NOT opt in for any type of tracking, even for the good of society, sorry. I have GPS tracking turned off on my phone and turn it on only when absolutely required, and then turn off again. I do NOT trust Google, and I have an Android phone and refuse to allow Google or any of the other services on this phone to access my location. I use manual control for this, I consider a little paranoia a good thing. The article I saw about this function specifically stated that location data would NOT be collected but somehow there would be notifications that you came in possible contact with a person that was positive, IMHO, that means somehow they KNOW where you are.....

The ability to track a cell phone's location based solely on your phone signal has always been there. GPS is just one way to track the location but there are others.

Mobile phone tracking - Wikipedia

Only apple I have is a Honey Crisp

I very rarely use my phone and leave it turned off most of the time.

Tracking
 

So which App do you have? There seem to be several.

Apple and Google are partnering to develop a common app, due in May and that will be the one I will use.....won't be perfect because it only covers their phones but it is a start. I understand they will make it available to other manufacturers after the initial availability.

I can only imagine, a Villager with the virus walks into a restaurant and everyones phones sound an alarm like an Amber Alert. I'm hoping I am way off base with this semi tongue in cheek comment.

More like a viral alert :a040:

What about wristband tracking using satellite like onstar? Everyone would get one and data would be fed into a main computer ie cloud. Those positive would be identified and anyone around them100 meters would be notified that they are in the vicinity of a positive. Oh yeah, I think S Korea is doing some of this already. And yesterday they had in a country of 52 million people, 11 new cases and only 1 new death.

It is probably a pipe dream in Western countries.

No way, I hate apps that track everything I do. I try to keep my phone as app free as possible. Also, I often leave my phone home or turn it off. I think the better question would be why WOULD someone want a tracking app on their phone? I suppose if someone had dementia and was worried about getting lost and needed a love one to be able to find them. That's about the only reason I can think of. I also would never use on of the so called smart speakers like Alexia, that can listen to everything that goes on in your household. Way too intruding.

That is the concern by the medical community.

What is Alexia?

Alexa...