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Someone should archive a copy for reversing. One comment says it has "permission to utilize all device functions".
One comment also says that it's a Communist conspiracy. Over in reality, though, the only permissions it has are to use the internet and bluetooth: https://hastebin.com/yexoyuluzu.xml
The app is just a fork of the German Corona-Warn-App [1][2]. From what I can tell only the UI was modified, the codebase seems to be still the same. Honestly, pushing the app to users isn’t anything to worry about – and in fact something I’d have loved to see other countries do as well. ________ [1] https://www.coronawarn.app/en/ [2] https://github.com/corona-warn-app
The worrying part is that it was installed without consent.
This app can actually save lives without sacrificing any privacy, pushing it to users is something that has no drawbacks.
The largest trouble for the German version of the app was that not enough people installed it. Choosing to install it automatically isn’t something nefarious under these circumstances.
The app is just a fork of the German Corona-Warn-App [1][2]. From what I can tell only the UI was modified, the codebase seems to be still the same. Honestly, pushing the app to users isn’t anything to worry about – and in fact something I’d have loved to see other countries do as well. ________ [1] https://www.coronawarn.app/en/ [2] https://github.com/corona-warn-app
The government didn't install it in every phone, but they made it mandatory for business-owners to check that you have the app enabled if you want to enter their premises. Everyone needs to eat/shop, so most people were forced to install the app.
Every grocery store has a greeter at the door to check you have the app running, check your temperature, and squirt sanitiser on your hands.
[1] https://www.9news.com.au/national/wa-police-stand-by-decisio...
The app is just a fork of the German Corona-Warn-App [1][2]. From what I can tell only the UI was modified, the codebase seems to be still the same. Honestly, pushing the app to users isn’t anything to worry about – and in fact something I’d have loved to see other countries do as well. ________ [1] https://www.coronawarn.app/en/ [2] https://github.com/corona-warn-app
Except, the Corona Warn App is the biggest crap that I have ever seen. Yes, the code is open and free and super transparent; morally superior. But what about the effectiveness of this app? Even the German officials do not mention this app since many many many months. The app was criticised from all sides due to lack of effectiveness. Even the freedom-loving large news outlets published their opinions that they would…
That’s because not enough users use it. About 10% of Germans have the app installed.
Massachusetts deciding to auto-install the app on every device is the logical conclusion if you consider those statistics.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
One comment also says that it's a Communist conspiracy. Over in reality, though, the only permissions it has are to use the internet and bluetooth: https://hastebin.com/yexoyuluzu.xml
I would imagine you can get location by getting in range of those edison beacons google is pushing.
It would be one thing to get a push notification asking if you wanted to install the app. But pushing this out silently is going to far. It’s the scarier version of the free U2 album.
Someone should archive a copy for reversing. One comment says it has "permission to utilize all device functions".
Your calculator app has more tracking than this.