Vamp Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 So first day back at the covid hub. Apparently track and trace is only reaching about 60-80% of the people it should be so we may end up taking that on within the next 2 weeks. World beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted September 28, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 28, 2020 The app is being pushed hard quite hard with all the TV ads and emails and text messages to anyone with details registered. I doubt it's making much difference though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted September 29, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 29, 2020 19 hours ago, Vamp said: So first day back at the covid hub. Apparently track and trace is only reaching about 60-80% of the people it should be so we may end up taking that on within the next 2 weeks. World beating. 61% is the average of what it reaches, as you say. World beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I do wonder how any of the people not being reached are actively avoiding the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 The new app will alert you if you've been proximate to someone who later tested positive for Covid-19. Unless that person is a police officer. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54328644 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted September 29, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 29, 2020 The thing about Boris is that he's a great communicator. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted September 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2020 How the heck do you avoid meeting other people while going about your life? I woke up this morning (4am) to a notification saying I've possibly been exposed to Covid while I was asleep last night (from about 9pm). I have no idea how long it takes these notifications to come through. Presumably somebody's passed within range of my Bluetooth while I was asleep, or it was while I was commuting home from work last night, on which case a lot of people have also been exposed to me. World leading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organizedkaos Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Is the idea we're supposed to turn the app off at home or suchlike? My bedroom is at the front of the flat ground floor level, anyone walking on the street outside will be in bluetooth range of my phone. There'd be no way of automating that sort of thing though, if people were coming round your house you could be potentially exposed so it's not like the app could have "safe" locations where it wouldn't register other phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted September 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2020 Don’t ask sensible questions, @organizedkaos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted September 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2020 56 minutes ago, organizedkaos said: Is the idea we're supposed to turn the app off at home or suchlike? My bedroom is at the front of the flat ground floor level, anyone walking on the street outside will be in bluetooth range of my phone. There'd be no way of automating that sort of thing though, if people were coming round your house you could be potentially exposed so it's not like the app could have "safe" locations where it wouldn't register other phones. My understanding (and this may be wrong) is that it's partly based around the amount of interaction you have. The longer you spend close to someone who has it, the more likely it is you'll pick it up. If you walk past someone on the street, that's much lower risk than if you're, say, sharing a car with someone. So people walking around outside shouldn't be long enough to be picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Chris B said: My understanding (and this may be wrong) is that it's partly based around the amount of interaction you have. The longer you spend close to someone who has it, the more likely it is you'll pick it up. If you walk past someone on the street, that's much lower risk than if you're, say, sharing a car with someone. So people walking around outside shouldn't be long enough to be picked up. Especially when there’s a brick wall between you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted September 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Chris B said: My understanding (and this may be wrong) is that it's partly based around the amount of interaction you have. The longer you spend close to someone who has it, the more likely it is you'll pick it up. If you walk past someone on the street, that's much lower risk than if you're, say, sharing a car with someone. So people walking around outside shouldn't be long enough to be picked up. Yep, there's an explanation here:Â https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54250736 In simple terms, the app keeps a score between any two people who are near each other. Every time your phones are between 2 and 4 metres apart for five straight minutes, the app scores 150 points. If you're within two metres for five straight minutes, it scores 300 points. If the score adds up to 900 in the same day, the two people are considered as being in close contact for alert purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted September 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, JNLister said: Yep, there's an explanation here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54250736 In simple terms, the app keeps a score between any two people who are near each other. Every time your phones are between 2 and 4 metres apart for five straight minutes, the app scores 150 points. If you're within two metres for five straight minutes, it scores 300 points. If the score adds up to 900 in the same day, the two people are considered as being in close contact for alert purposes. One of the neighbours must have the app as well then. Bloody hell, talk about scaremongering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organizedkaos Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hoping the people who decide right outside my window is the exact best point to stop and have a drunken discussion/domestic/singalong session don't have the app running  (Admitedly there's been much less of that last few months) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted September 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) What’s the current high score? Is there a leaderboard? Is the app “world-beating” because of these awesome gamification features? Edited September 30, 2020 by Your Fight Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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