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Germany open-sources their COVID-19 contact-tracing app

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    weystrom
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    Both iOS and Android versions. Android one is still attached to Google Play store though, no F-Droid version. Personally I'm going to wait a little bit before installing it, until people smarter...

    Both iOS and Android versions. Android one is still attached to Google Play store though, no F-Droid version.

    Personally I'm going to wait a little bit before installing it, until people smarter than me audit it.

    1. vektor
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      You don't need to wait imo. The only plausible leak of PII is if you do get infected and tell the app that. So if you end up infected very soon, I can see not wanting to tell the app that until...

      You don't need to wait imo. The only plausible leak of PII is if you do get infected and tell the app that. So if you end up infected very soon, I can see not wanting to tell the app that until audits are in. But I don't see the problem in broadcasting random numbers and snooping on the airwaves a bit. Unless you assume that SAP is grossly incompetent or even malicious, in which case the app might send out less-than-random stuff or phone home. But both of those would be identified quickly.

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