Test and trace app data shared with police
And I reiterate, who would be moronic enough to download this app?
@Mabel Cow. I think that's pretty appropriate.
They say the data is anonymised https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-covid-19-app-privacy-information/anonymisation-definitions-and-user-data-journeys what's the point of sharing anonymised data with police?
I want to fly to see my son and his girlfriend but I'd have to quarantine when I arrive for a fortnight, which isn't feasible for a week's holiday (not to mention having to self-isolate upon return). Alternatively, I can go for 3 days as long as I've had a negative result from a test taken within 48 hours of arriving in the country. I daren't risk a test as if I test positive I'll have to self-isolate here for 10 days despite having no symptons.
According to the NHS website, "When to self-isolate
Self-isolate immediately if:[...] you've tested positive for coronavirus – this means you have coronavirus"
"What is self-isolation? Self-isolation is when you do not leave your home because you have or might have coronavirus (COVID-19)."
So, let's assume I self-isolate for the prescribed 10 days and have no symptoms, then take another test in the hope of coming up negative. Let's assume it comes up positive again (false positive etc etc) - do I have to self-isolate for another 10 days? Presumably so.
What are the chances of getting a negative test after a previous positive result? The official UK websites are strangely quiet on that point. Exactly, because we all know the tests are flawed and, quite apart from the false positives, they record traces of dead virus. So presumably you will test positive time and time again, albeit with no symptons ever, nada. But now you're in the system - according to the government https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-legal-duty-to-self-isolate-comes-into-force-today "From today [28th September 2020], people in England will be required by law to self-isolate if they test positive or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace...Fines for those breaking the rules now in place starting at £1,000 and increasing up to £10,000 for repeat offenders."
Wind the clock back a year, who would have believed what we have been reduced to?
